Off-Duty FBI Agent Kills Man Firing Toward Chicago Homeless Encampment
An off-duty FBI agent fatally shot a man who was firing a gun toward people in a homeless encampment in Chicago on Monday night. Multiple federal law enforcement sources identified the man as 27-year-old Oscar D. Corrales, a Venezuelan national.
According to the sources, Corrales was firing toward the encampment when the off-duty agent encountered him. The agent was driving alone, spotted Corrales shooting, got out of his car and shot and killed him.
Federal law enforcement sources said Corrales was apprehended at the southern border in October 2023 and subsequently released into the United States during the Biden administration.
Corrales also had a previous arrest in California, where he was released from custody despite an ICE detainer, according to the sources. The circumstances of that arrest, including the charges he faced and which California jurisdiction released him, were not immediately available.
Sources emphasised that the deadly encounter in Chicago was not connected to an immigration enforcement operation. The FBI agent was off duty when he encountered Corrales, and the shooting was described as an unrelated incident.
The Chicago Police Department confirmed that officers responded to a shooting involving federal agents in the 1700 block of South Union Avenue. The department said its Investigative Response Team was on site to document the incident and referred additional questions to the FBI's Chicago field office.
The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office provided a record identifying Corrales as a 27-year-old man under case number 5735.
The FBI's Chicago field office has been contacted for additional information about the shooting and the circumstances surrounding the agent's involvement.
