CHICAGO (WGN) — When Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced with fanfare in February—and again in May—the arrest of two men it labeled the "shooters" in a Chicago case, it failed to mention the two men had not actually been charged with that crime.

Three people were killed and five others were injured in the December daylight shooting in Gage Park. Homeland Security issued press releases with pictures of guns and drugs, and photos that identified the shooters as Venezuelan nationals Ricardo Granadillo Padilla and Edward Martinez Cermeno. A source confirmed both men were "persons of interest" in the shooting.

Now, many months later, legal experts say Homeland Security's quest for credit may complicate a potential prosecution.

"In 43 years of practicing law, I’ve never seen it: Not

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