Authorities say they have charged an illegal Venezuelan immigrant and a suspected cartel member in connection with a drive-by shooting that occurred in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood last month. fox 32.
On Tuesday, Chicago police and the U.S. Marshals Service told FOX 32 that Adelbis Carmona Rodriguez, 29, has been identified as the gunman who allegedly shot a 27-year-old woman in a drive-by shooting on Feb. 4. announced that it had been done.
According to FOX 32, the victim suffered gunshot wounds to his body and was taken to a local hospital in critical condition.
The suspect was charged with attempted first-degree murder, aggravated assault with a weapon, and possession of a weapon.
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In October, flights operated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) brought Venezuelan nationals back to Venezuela. (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement)
FOX 32 reported that Rodriguez was arrested on February 26 by the U.S. Marshals Service and the Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force in conjunction with Chicago police.
According to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), just over 830 Venezuelan migrants crossed the border in fiscal year 2023, which ended Sept. 30, although 335,000 Venezuelans encountered border authorities. was.
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Immigrants board deportation flights. (Veronica G. Cárdenas/AFP via Getty Images/File)
More than 201,000 of those people were arrested by Border Patrol agents after entering the U.S. illegally; the rest were encountered at ports of entry, including parolees into the U.S. on the CBP One app.
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ERO Chicago, the Chicago Police Department and the U.S. Marshals Service did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s requests for comment.
Fox News Digital’s Michael Dorgan contributed to this report.
