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Federal officers shot an armed person who was among the drivers that rammed an agent’s vehicle on Saturday morning in Chicago, the Department of Homeland Security said.The shooting was reported at around 10:30 a.m. near the intersection of South California Avenue and West 35th Street in the city’s Brighton Park neighborhood.DHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin said agents were conducting routine patrols on Saturday morning when they were rammed by 10 cars and “boxed in.”“Agents were unable to move their vehicle and exited the car,” she said in a statement, in part.McLaughlin said one of the drivers who rammed the law enforcement vehicle was armed with a semi-automatic weapon, and law enforcement was “forced to deploy their weapons and fire defensive shots.”The woman, according to the DHS assistant secretary, drove herself to the hospital for treatment. No law enforcement officers were injured, authorities said.“Unfortunately, JB Pritzker’s Chicago Police Department is leaving the shooting scene and refuses to assist us in securing the area,” the assistant secretary said, in part, following the shooting. “There is a crowd growing and we are deploying special operations to control a growing crowd...”McLaughlin said the woman, who hasn’t been identified, “was named in a CBP intelligence bulletin last week for doxing agents and posting online ‘Hey to all my gang lets fu** those mother ******* up, don’t let them take anyone.’”DHS Secretary Kristi Noem posted about the shooting on social media, saying she was deploying “more special operations to control the scene.”Today in Chicago, members of our brave law enforcement were attacked—rammed and boxed in by ten vehicles, including an attacker with a semi-automatic weapon.I am deploying more special operations to control the scene. Reinforcements are on their way.If you see a law...— Secretary Kristi Noem (@Sec_Noem) October 4, 2025 The Chicago Police Department said it responded to document the incident, and officers were present to maintain safety and traffic control for residents. “...CPD is not involved in the incident or its investigation,” the department said, in part. “Federal authorities are investigating this shooting...”In the hours following the shooting, both law enforcement activity and protests took place nearby, as shown on video. NBC Chicago’s Sky 5 helicopter captured video of law enforcement members, some of whom were carrying long guns, in the parking lot of an auto business near South Western Avenue and West 35th Street.Footage posted on the Citizen app from the shooting scene showed ICE agents positioned in a line behind crime scene tape as protesters delivered chants, including “Don’t take the bait” and “ICE, go home!”Protests have occurred in recent days as part of an immigration enforcement effort called “Operation Midway Blitz,” which has seen more than 1,000 arrests since its inception on Sept. 8, according to DHS.While demonstrations have taken place in Chicago, including in the downtown area, they have primarily been centered around an ICE processing center in west suburban Broadview. Five protesters were arrested on Friday following demonstrations on both sides of the processing center, including in a new designated protest area more than a block away from the building.NBC Chicago reporters and photographers have witnessed tensions rise between agents and protesters. Escalating clashes between demonstrators and armed personnel have occurred at the site, with video capturing federal agents deploying tear gas.Protests continued outside the suburban facility on Saturday, and as of 2 p.m., no arrests had been made, authorities said.