A federal immigration agent fatally shot a man in northwest suburban Franklin Park Friday morning after the agency says the man tried to flee a traffic stop and struck the officer with his vehicle.

Officers with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency were conducting “targeted law enforcement activity” in Franklin Park when they pulled over a vehicle, according to a statement from the agency.

“During a vehicle stop, the suspect resisted and attempted to drive his vehicle into the arrest team, striking an officer and subsequently dragging him as he fled the scene,” the statement read. “Fearing for his life, the officer discharged his firearm and struck the subject.”

Both the officer and the suspect were taken to a nearby hospital, where the suspect was pronounced dead, accord

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