The man who was struck and killed by a vehicle while fleeing federal immigration agents on Interstate 264 in Norfolk last week was a 24-year-old from Honduras who was heading to a gardening job, according to a family member.

The death of Josué Castro Rivera follows recent incidents in which three other immigrants in Chicago and California were killed during immigration enforcement operations under the Trump administration’s crackdown.

Castro Rivera was headed to a gardening job Thursday when his vehicle was pulled over by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, brother Henry Castro said.

Agents tried to detain Castro Rivera and the three other passengers, and he fled on foot, tried to cross Interstate 264 in Norfolk and was fatally struck , according to state and federal authori

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