Shooter opens fire at Border Patrol agents in Chicago, agents confronted by rowdy mob

Authorities are searching for a man who allegedly opened fire Saturday on Border Patrol agents in Chicago.

The shooter was behind the wheel of a black Jeep when they fired off the shots near 26th Street and Kedzie Avenue, as the agents conducted immigration enforcement operations on the city’s Southwest side, the US Department of Homeland Security wrote on X.

Agitators also hurled a paint can and bricks at the agency’s vehicles during the incident. Chicago cops cleared the scene, and the shooter remains at large.

“The shooter and vehicle remain at large, and this is a dynamic situation,” the agency said in its post.

No one was hurt, according to reports.

“This incident is not isolated and reflects a growing and dangerous trend of violence and obstruction,” DHS said.

“Over the past two months, we’ve seen an increase in assaults and obstruction targeting federal law enforcement during operations. These confrontations highlight the dangers our agents face daily and the escalating aggression toward law enforcement. The violence must end.”

Last month, Border Patrol agents shot a woman in Chicago after an angry mob tried to attack the officers.

Marimar Martinez was arrested on Oct. 4, and accused of driving within inches of a Border Patrol vehicle — running red lights and driving erratically, the FBI claimed.

The agents opened fire. Martinez pleaded not guilty, and the case is pending.

On Oct. 14, two illegal immigrants used their vehicle to ram into a border patrol convoy that sparked a dangerous car chase and riot in the Windy City, officials there confirmed.

Venezuelan nationals Yonder Enrique Tenefe-Perez and Luis Gerardo Pirela-Ramirez were arrested for allegedly ramming into a Border Patrol SUV on Oct. 14. They were arrested shortly after the attack, but not before it caused a mob of protesters to hurl objects at agents.