A man in Chicago opened fire on U.S. Border Patrol agents during an immigration enforcement operation on Saturday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said. The suspect, who was driving a black Jeep, managed to flee the scene and remains at large.

The Chicago Police Department responded to reports of shots being fired and secured the area. “There are no reports of anyone struck by gunfire,” the department said in a statement.

The shooting occurred in the Little Village neighborhood during protests against ongoing immigration raids by federal agents. A Reuters witness saw police detaining a man after an argument with residents following one such raid.

Following the shooting, a group of people threw a paint can and bricks at border patrol vehicles, DHS said. FOX 32 Chicago reported

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