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“Moments after exiting the CBP Vehicle, the Martinez Vehicle drove northbound ” at the agent and he “proceeded to fire approximately five shots from his service weapon at the driver of the Martinez Vehicle,” prosecutors wrote in a criminal complaint last month.
A Customs and Border Patrol agent appeared to brag to fellow agents about his marksmanship when he shot a woman five times after their cars collidedin Chicago last month, text massages shown in court revealed.
U.S. District Judge Georgia Alexakis ordered the testimony Wednesday in the criminal case against Marimar Martinez, who was shot by the Border Patrol agent -- identified for the first time as Exum -- on Oct. 4 in the Brighton Park neighborhood. The incident led to chaotic street protests and the deployment of tear gas by federal agents.
The Chicago Tribune and Chicago Public Media petitioned U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis to release the recordings, which were filed under seal as part of a lawsuit led by the Chicago Headline Club.
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Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino will be in court on Wednesday to face questions about federal agents' use of force.
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Video shows hostile crowd surround Border Patrol agents as arrest turns violent in suburban Chicago
DHS defended Border Patrol agent's actions in violent Evanston arrest, citing assault and groin grabbing by suspect after car collision in Illinois suburb.