Criminal investigation launched after feds fire pepper ball at CBS Chicago reporter's truck [View all]

Source: CBS News

The Village of Broadview said they've launched a criminal investigation after a CBS News Chicago reporter had a projectile fired at her vehicle by an ICE agent late Sunday morning.

Reporter Asal Rezaei said there was no active protest or protesters at the facility, and she was alone with no one around her at the time of the incident.

Rezaei said the pepper ball left white powder on her windshield, and her face had "been on fire for at least the last 10 minutes or so." The chemical also caused her to vomit once outside of her truck, she said.

In her report, she said, "At this moment it's not really clear why that officer took a shot at me. My car has been here several times, although I did not identify myself verbally as a member of the press. There were no protests going on," said Rezaei. "There was actually nobody there except one other person that was a member of a fire department that was there checking in on the buildings around this area."



Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/feds-fire-pepper-ball-at-cbs-chicago-reporters-truck/

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I'm glad to see a criminal investigation, rather than just a civil suit for damages. What ICE is doing is a crime. Fortunately, a fire department employee was there to help her, and could serve as a witness. Unfortunately the ICE agent who fired the gas canister was masked, like a common criminal.