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Man fleeing ICE dies after being hit by SUV

MONROVIA, Calif. — A man fleeing immigration authorities outside a Home Depot store in Southern California was struck by an SUV when he ran across a nearby freeway and later died, officials said.

Monrovia police received a call Thursday about the presence of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. A responding officer saw ICE agents approaching the store and conducting enforcement activity there, City Manager Dylan Feik said in a statement. Monrovia is about 20 miles northeast of Los Angeles.

The man was taken to a hospital, where he died, the statement said. His name was not immediately released pending the notification of family. Feik said he did not have information about the immigration operation or whether there were arrests. It’