A woman was shot by U.S. Border Patrol agents at a Brighton Park gas station on Saturday morning, sparking a rapid series of government statements, street protests, and an unusual order from a top Chicago Police Department official directing the city’s cops to avoid the scene. Federal officials said two people are in custody.

At about 10:30 a.m., a woman called 911 to report that an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent had shot her in the 3900 block of South Kedzie, according to CPD dispatch records. Chicago cops initially responded to the scene, where federal agents claimed the woman had been armed and was part of a caravan of vehicles attempting to obstruct ICE operations. She was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital with gunshot wounds to her legs, arm, and chest, according to preliminary information.

Tricia McLaughlin, an Assistant Secretary at the Department of Homeland Security, posted on social media that the woman had been the subject of a recent Border Patrol bulletin “for doxing agents and posting online ‘Hey to all my gang let’s [expletive] those mother [expletive] up, don’t let them take anyone.’”

McLaughlin said agents were “rammed by vehicles and boxed in by 10 cars,” forcing them to exit their vehicles. One driver who rammed an enforcement vehicle was allegedly armed with a semi-automatic weapon, she wrote, describing the gunfire as “defensive shots at an armed U.S. citizen.” McLaughlin misidentified Broadview as the shooting location, though the incident occurred in Chicago.

In a short statement, CPD emphasized that it was not involved in the shooting or its investigation.

“CPD officers were on-scene to maintain safety and traffic control for all living and working in the area,” the department said. “Federal authorities are investigating this shooting.”

Crowds began gathering near the gas station as news of the shooting spread. By about 12:30 p.m., a CPD dispatcher relayed that “armed border patrol agents” were “being surrounded by a large crowd of people.” According to a screenshot provided to CWBChicago, officers were told via their in-car computers, “NO UNITS WILL RESPOND TO THIS,” an order attributed to CPD’s Chief of Patrol.

Meanwhile, Gov. JB Pritzker said the U.S. Department of Defense had given him an ultimatum Saturday morning to activate National Guard troops or see President Donald Trump federalize them.

“In the coming hours, the Trump Administration intends to federalize 300 members of the Illinois National Guard,” Pritzker said in a written statement. “They will pull hardworking Americans out of their regular jobs and away from their families all to participate in a manufactured performance — not a serious effort to protect public safety.” He added, “There is no need for military troops on the ground in the State of Illinois… I will not call up our National Guard to further Trump’s acts of aggression against our people.”

Federal prosecutors also chimed in: “The Chicago U.S. Attorney’s Office is aware of this serious incident, which placed officer life and safety at risk. This Department of Justice does not tolerate assaults and obstruction of our brave men and women in federal law enforcement. We will investigate and prosecute all those who assault or obstruct federal law enforcement, including public officials, and we will hold them accountable to the full extent of the law.”

“Federal law enforcement has taken two individuals into custody in connection with the ramming incident from this morning. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago has authorized the probable cause arrests of these two individuals. The investigation is active and continues,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.

Saturday’s shooting marked at least the second time this week that CPD supervisors directed officers to avoid federal enforcement actions involving ICE. On Wednesday, after Border Patrol agents detained a man at the scene of a West Side traffic crash, CPD officers initially responded but were later told to steer clear.

“The [crashed] car can sit in the middle of the street,” one supervisor said. “As long as we’re not over there, it’s all that matters.”

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