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Person Injured In Shooting Involving FBI Agent In Pilsen, Officials Say

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Status

Reported, not yet confirmed

Independent sources

4

First seen

Oct 26, 7:55 PM CDT

updated Oct 29, 1:01 PM CDT

Topic

Local News

Reported by WLS-TV, Chicago Sun-Times and 2 others, not yet confirmed.

What Happened

An FBI agent fatally shot a man who opened fire on a homeless encampment in Pilsen, and the man still had the weapon in hand when police arrived, Block Club Chicago, Chicago Sun-Times, and WLS-TV reported.

Written by our system from the sources below (3), version 4, Oct 27, 6:12 PM CDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.

Sources · Copies Of One Story Count Once

Person injured in shooting involving FBI agent in Pilsen, officials say · WLS-TVOct 26, 11:21 PM CDT
Identifican a hombre que murió en tiroteo que involucró al FBI en Pilsen · WSNS-TVOct 27, 10:52 AM CDT
Agente del FBI mata a hombre en Pilsen; aún tenía el arma en mano cuando llegó la policía · Chicago Sun-TimesOct 27, 10:57 AM CDT
FBI Agent Fatally Shoots Man In Pilsen, Agency Says · Block Club ChicagoOct 27, 11:52 AM CDT
Off-duty FBI agent fatally shot man who was firing into crowd in Pilsen, officials say · Chicago Sun-TimesOct 27, 7:21 PM CDT
FBI agent shoots, kills man who opened fire on Pilsen homeless encampment: sources · WLS-TVOct 27, 10:28 PM CDT
Oficiales dicen que agente del FBI fuera de servicio mató a hombre que disparaba contra una multitud en Pilsen · Chicago Sun-TimesOct 29, 1:01 PM CDT

How It Unfolded

Oct 26, 8:27 PM CDT · first source seen

Official Confirmation

No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.

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How We Decided

Oct 26, 8:33 PM CDTHeld: One source so far, and no official source confirms it yet.Oct 27, 8:54 AM CDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.

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