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Off-duty FBI agent reportedly killed Venezuelan man in Chicago, sources say
Fox News reports, citing federal sources, that Oscar D. Corrales was previously released at the southern border under the Biden administration, though details remain unverified.
The short version
- Federal law enforcement sources told Fox News that an off-duty FBI agent shot and killed a Venezuelan man in Chicago on Monday night.[Fox News]
- Sources identified the man as 27-year-old Oscar D. Corrales and said he was firing a gun toward people in a homeless encampment when the agent encountered him.[Fox News]
- Sources also say Corrales was apprehended at the southern border in October 2023, released under the Biden administration, and previously released in California despite an ICE detainer; the California arrest details were not immediately available.[Fox News]
- The Chicago Police Department confirmed officers responded to a shooting involving federal agents on South Union Avenue, and a Cook County Medical Examiner record identifies the man.[Fox News]
Key facts
- Federal law enforcement sources told Fox News that an off-duty FBI agent shot and killed a Venezuelan man in Chicago on Monday night.[Fox News]
- Federal sources identified the man as 27-year-old Oscar D. Corrales, who they said was firing a gun toward people in a homeless encampment when the off-duty agent encountered him.[Fox News]
- Sources said Corrales was apprehended at the southern border in October 2023 and released into the United States under the Biden administration.[Fox News]
- Sources said Corrales had a previous California arrest and was released despite an ICE detainer; the charges and releasing jurisdiction were not immediately available.[Fox News]
- The Chicago Police Department confirmed officers responded to a shooting involving federal agents in the 1700 block of South Union Avenue.[Fox News]
- The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office provided a record identifying Corrales as a 27-year-old man under case number 5735.[Fox News]
What remains uncertain
- The sources' account of the agent's actions and of Corrales' Biden-era release and California arrest has not been independently confirmed by official records or other outlets.[Fox News]
- The charges Corrales faced in California and the jurisdiction that released him were not immediately available.[Fox News]
Sources
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