Chicago Shooting Mystery: A Suspect, But No Clear Answers

In a case that's raising more questions than answers, a man named Hector Gomez is facing new federal charges, but not for the shooting that initially got him in trouble.

The Accusations

Gomez is accused of having a gun, which is illegal for him because he's an undocumented immigrant and has a felony record. The gun in question was found in his lap, in a black Jeep Wrangler, a few blocks away from where someone shot at immigration agents back in November.

But here's the thing: no one is saying Gomez is the one who pulled the trigger. The new charges say he brandished the gun at someone else earlier that day, but they don't link him to the shooting. It's a bit confusing, right? The feds seem to have a suspect, but they're not accusing him of the main crime.

Gomez's Past

Gomez's past isn't exactly clean. He's known by different names and was arrested after aiming a gun at a woman and laughing. He was picked up after a day of chaos in Little Village, during a big operation by the Border Patrol.

The feds initially said someone in a black Jeep shot at agents, and they quickly found a suspect. But is Gomez really the shooter? That's still not clear.

The Murky Situation

The whole situation is murky. The feds have charged over 30 people with crimes unrelated to immigration during this operation, but many of those charges have been dropped. And so far, no one has been convicted.

It's also strange that the feds reported a shooting at agents, but no one has seen the footage of it. Attorneys even asked for it, but now they're dropping the lawsuit.