ICE officers in fatal Chicago shooting were not wearing body cameras

Advocates and family members of a man shot and killed by an ICE officer after he allegedly dragged the officer with his car had called for footage to be released.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents who were involved in the fatal shooting of Silverio Villegas González in Chicago last week were not wearing body cameras at the time, according to a senior Department of Homeland Security official.

In the wake of the shooting, immigration advocates, family members and local elected officials had called for ICE to release body camera footage, as well as any photos.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a Democrat, called for ICE to turn over any pictures or video from the fatal shooting and at a press event Monday reacted to what he said was a lack of information about the incident, saying, “This is the most unusual situation I’ve seen in my entire lifetime, where we have no transparency and the federal government is not policing itself.”

Villegas González, a 38-year-old undocumented immigrant from Mexico who was described by his family as a “devoted father, cherished friend and kind soul,” was killed Friday morning in Franklin Park, a suburb of Chicago.

DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told NBC News that Friday’s fatal shooting is under review by the agency.Paul Beaty / APAccording to ICE, officers pulled Villegas González over, but he resisted arrest and attempted to flee the scene. As his car moved forward, an ICE officer standing by the passenger side of Villegas-Gonzalez’s car was dragged, surveillance footage from a nearby business broadcast by CBS News shows. ICE says the officer feared for his life and discharged his weapon, killing Villegas González.