Ice agent who shot man at traffic stop says his own injuries were nothing major'

"The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has said the officer was seriously injured by Silverio Villegas Gonzalez, who allegedly tried to evade arrest after agents pulled over his car in Franklin Park. Nearly three hours of video and audio clips obtained by the Associated Press through a Freedom of Information Act request shed new light on the shooting that has escalated tensions amid a federal immigration crackdown in the country's third-largest city."

"DHS said Villegas Gonzalez drove his car at officers, dragging one of them a significant distance, leaving the officer to fear for his life. The officer then opened fire. Federal officials have said their officers weren't wearing body cameras at the time. Franklin Park police footage shows local officers arriving at the roadside where a car had crashed into a cargo truck in Franklin Park, about 18 miles (29km) west of Chicago."

Nearly three hours of video and audio obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request show local police footage of federal immigration agents at a crash scene after a car collided with a cargo truck in Franklin Park, about 18 miles west of Chicago. DHS said driver Silverio Villegas Gonzalez drove his car at officers, dragging one agent a significant distance and causing serious injuries; the agent then opened fire. The footage shows an agent walking with ripped, blood-stained jeans, describing injuries as "nothing major" while also reporting a left knee injury and lacerated hands. Federal officials said ICE agents were not wearing body cameras during the shooting. The incident prompted school lockdowns, protests, and calls for a thorough investigation and greater transparency.

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