Man fatally shot by ICE officer in Franklin Park is identified

A man fatally shot by federal immigration agents on Friday in suburban Franklin Park has been identified.

Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez was shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer after he allegedly attempted to flee a traffic stop and struck an officer with his car.

ICE agents were conducting “targeted law enforcement activity” in Franklin Park when they stopped the vehicle, according to a statement from the agency.

During the stop, Villegas-Gonzalez allegedly resisted arrest and attempted to drive his car into officers, dragging one officer, ICE officials said. Social media videos and eyewitnesses have only confirmed the aftermath of the incident. The Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ have not independently verified ICE’s account of the traffic stop.

The officer opened fire and shot Villegas-Gonzalez, according to ICE. He was taken to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead, authorities said.

Villegas-Gonzalez was identified by the Cook County medical examiner’s office Saturday afternoon. An autopsy declared his death was by homicide.

The Department of Homeland Security said Saturday the injured ICE officer was released from the hospital.

The Mexican consulate said Villegas-Gonzalez was from Michoacán, Mexico, and worked as a cook. Its officials contacted his family and were requesting more information from ICE about the circumstances of the shooting.

Villegas-Gonzalez’s girlfriend, Blanca Mora, told CBS News she believes ICE is lying about the incident and that she just wants the truth to come out.

U.S. Rep. Delia Ramirez said at a news conference outside ICE’s processing facility in Broadview on Saturday morning that Villegas-Gonzalez had dropped off his child at school minutes before he was shot.

Ramirez said she and other elected officials will demand an investigation into the shooting.

“It is important for people to understand that, yes, we are living in times that perhaps feel unprecedented, but we have seen these attacks before. We will rise from these attacks,” Ramirez said.