FBI agent shoots and kills 27-year-old man on Chicago's Lower West Side
A 27-year-old man was fatally shot by a Federal Bureau of Investigation agent on South Union Avenue in Chicago on Monday evening.
Police responded to a shooting on Chicago's Lower West Side at approximately 5:30 p.m. Monday and discovered a Federal Bureau of Investigation agent holding his gun at a 27-year-old man on the sidewalk of South Union Avenue. The victim, identified as a resident of the Near West Side, sustained multiple gunshot injuries to his legs, chest and right flank. Emergency responders took him to Stroger Hospital, where he was declared dead at 6:24 p.m. Investigators found a handgun under a bicycle near the scene, and the agent stood next to a black Nissan equipped with flashing red and blue lights.
The Cook County medical examiner’s office confirmed the death. The FBI has not yet commented on the incident.
Why it matters
The shooting raises questions about the use of force by federal agents in civilian settings.
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