A man was hit and killed on the 210 Freeway on Thursday as he tried to flee federal agents raiding a Home Depot in Monrovia.

Monrovia City Manager Dylan Feik confirmed Thursday afternoon that the man died at an area hospital.

At 9:43 a.m., the Monrovia Police Department received reports of immigration agents approaching Home Depot. An officer observed possible Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents conducting enforcement activities at the site, according to Feik.

As workers scrambled away from the agents, one person fled the hardware store on foot and entered the eastbound 210 Freeway.

Just a few minutes later, Monrovia Fire & Rescue responded to a call of a vehicle collision with a pedestrian. The person was transported by ambulance to a hospital.

Feik said in a statement that th

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