Andrew Denton was on his way to get lunch on Friday afternoon when he noticed people yelling at masked men in a white SUV near Funston Elementary in Logan Square.

Realizing the men were likely federal immigration enforcement agents, Denton pulled out his phone and started recording the commotion near the school and Rico Fresh Market at Armitage and Drake avenues.

The SUV had been blocked in traffic by a man on a scooter for about 30 seconds when suddenly the agents tossed canisters from their windows that quickly began expelling smoke onto the streets, Denton recalled.

Aside from “people yelling at them, telling them to leave, and a lot of honking, no one was attacking the agents,” said Denton, who lives in Logan Square.

“There was no reason for them to do that,” he added. “I’m upset.

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