# Venezuelan Man Shot by an Off-Duty FBI Agent in Chicago Was Released at the Border in 2023, Federal Sources Tell Fox

Sources say 27-year-old Oscar D. Corrales was firing toward a homeless encampment when the agent shot him Monday night. They say he was apprehended at the border in October 2023 and released, and was later released in California despite an ICE detainer.

- Section: [Border & Security](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/border-security/)
- Published: 2026-10-27
- By: RightNewsRightNow Staff
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The man shot dead by an off-duty FBI agent in Chicago on Monday night had been caught at the southern border and released under the Biden administration, multiple federal law enforcement sources told Fox News.

The shooting. Sources identified the dead man as Oscar D. Corrales, 27, a Venezuelan national in the country illegally. They say he was firing a gun toward people in a homeless encampment when the agent, who was driving alone, saw him. The agent got out of his car and shot him.

His record. Sources say Corrales was apprehended at the southern border in October 2023 and then released into the United States. They also say he had an earlier arrest in California, where he was let out of custody despite an ICE detainer. The charges in that arrest, and which California jurisdiction released him, were not immediately available.

Not an enforcement action. Sources stressed that the Chicago encounter had nothing to do with an immigration operation. The agent was off duty, and the shooting was described as unrelated to any federal case.

What officials have confirmed. Chicago police said officers went to a shooting involving federal agents in the 1700 block of South Union Avenue. The department said its Investigative Response Team documented the scene and sent further questions to the FBI's Chicago field office. The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office gave Fox a record listing Corrales as a 27-year-old man, case number 5735.

Note for readers: the immigration history comes from unnamed federal sources, not from an official release. Fox says it asked the FBI's Chicago field office about the shooting and the agent's role; the report does not include a response. Our source link is the address Fox published for the story.

## Source

Original reporting: [Fox News](https://www.foxnews.com/us/venezuelan-illegal-immigrant-killed-fbi-agent-chicaghttps-cms-foxnews-com-wp-wp-admin-post-phppost7484305actionedito-caught-released-biden-sources)