A San Antonio police officer was struck during a shootout with an illegal alien from Venezuela who was released into the U.S. just months ago, according to reports.
Authorities responded to a domestic violence call at a residence in the Texas city at around 3 a.m. on Sunday morning.
There they encountered a man identified as Jorge Chacon-Gutierrez, 25.
Police say Chacon-Gutierrez opened fire with a rifle he was brandishing, striking a female officer.
He was found dead following an ensuing shootout.
On Sunday afternoon, Fox News correspondent Bill Melugin reported Chacon-Gutierrez was a Venezuelan national who illegally entered the U.S. in November of 2023 near Eagle Pass, Texas, which was under siege at the time.
Chacon-Gutierrez crossed the Rio Grande among a group of around 600 illegal aliens, a Department of Homeland Security source told the New York Post.
“At the time, border agents were processing him for ‘expedited removal,’ but he argued he had a fear of persecution in Venezuela so he went before an asylum officer, who rejected his claim and continued to process him for removal,” the Post reports.
“Chacon-Gutierrez, however, asked to make his claim before an immigration judge, who quickly vacated his order of removal and let his case continue.”
Chacon-Gutierrez was given a notice to appear at a hearing in April of 2026 and released into the U.S. without any conditions, records reviewed by News 4 San Antonio indicate.
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San Antonio police have confirmed that a gunman identified as Jorge Chacon-Gutierrez had entered the country illegally, having been released by U.S. Border Patrol, awaiting immigration trial. pic.twitter.com/0oqXBmPOq9— News 4 San Antonio (@News4SA) July 30, 2024
The officer who was struck underwent surgery and is expected to recover.
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