FBI agent fatally shoots man, 27, in Pilsen: Chicago police
A man was killed in a shooting involving a Federal Bureau of Investigation agent Monday evening on the Lower West Side.
Chicago police responded to the shooting in the 1700 block of South Union Avenue around 5:30 p.m. Monday and found an FBI agent with his gun drawn on a 27-year-old man lying on the sidewalk, according to a according to a police report obtained by the Sun-Times. A handgun lay underneath a bicycle, which was nearby in the street, according to the report.
The 41-year-old agent was standing next to a black Nissan with flashing red and blue lights,according to the report.
The 27-year-old, of the Near West Side, suffered gunshot wounds both legs, the chest and two to the right flank, according to the report.
He was taken to Stroger Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 6:24 p.m., according to police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
The FBI haven’t yet responded to requests for comment.
