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An illegal alien fired shots near U.S. Border Patrol agents in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood during Operation Midway Blitz last fall.
Hector Gomez, 46, was driving a Jeep Wrangler when he discharged at least two rounds from a handgun near the agents on November 8, 2025.
Gomez had previously been convicted of a felony firearm offense in Cook County and was prohibited from possessing a gun.
He brandished the handgun at an individual in a parking lot just blocks away from where the shots were fired.
Gomez pleaded guilty to illegal possession of a firearm as a previously convicted felon, punishable by up to 15 years in federal prison.
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📋 Key Facts
- Crime: Weapons
- Defendant: Northern Illinois
- Location: IL
- Source: DOJ Press Release
