A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a man Friday in Franklin Park, Illinois, after the suspect drove his car at law enforcement and dragged an officer, federal authorities said.

The Department of Homeland Security identified the man as Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez, an undocumented immigrant and the target of a law enforcement operation. DHS said he had a history of reckless driving.

ICE officers were conducting a vehicle stop when Villegas-Gonzalez allegedly struck and dragged an officer. Fearing for his life, the ICE agent fired his weapon, killing the suspect. The officer was injured but is in stable condition.

Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin praised the officer’s actions, stating he “followed his training, used appropriate force, and properly enforced the law to protect the public and law enforcement.”

Both the officer and Villegas-Gonzalez were taken to hospital, where the suspect was pronounced dead.

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker called for transparency, saying the public “deserves a full, factual accounting” of the incident.

The shooting occurred the same week ICE launched “Operation Midway Blitz,” a state-wide immigration enforcement campaign, although it is unclear whether the vehicle stop was directly part of the operation. The campaign involves hundreds of agents staging operations from the Great Lakes Naval Base in North Chicago and a federal immigration facility in Broadview.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is assisting in the ongoing investigation.

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