Venezuelan national Jorge Chacon-Gutierrez, who shot a policewoman with in San Antonio, Texas, early Sunday morning, has been identified as an illegal immigrant. The confrontation between the 25-year-old migrant and San Antonio Police Department (SAPD) officers occurred around 3 AM as the force responded to a domestic violence call. Upon arrival, officers found Chacon-Gutierrez lying in bed with a rifle. He opened fire on the officers, dying in the ensuing gunfight. It remains unclear whether the Venezuelan died as a result of the officers’ gunshots or if he committed suicide.
The wounded officer, shot multiple times, underwent surgery Sunday morning. Doctors expect her to survive.
Border Patrol apprehended Chacon-Gutierrez in November 2023 after he illegally crossed into the U.S. at Eagle Pass, Texas. Despite his illegal status, authorities soon released him into the U.S., scheduling his immigration court date far in the future in April 2026.
This incident raises further questions about the lax policies surrounding migrants detained following illegal entry into the United States. It could prove particularly damaging to presumptive Democratic Party presidential nominee Kamala Harris due to her senior role in Joe Biden‘s government and special responsibility for tackling illegal immigration as “border czar”—an informal title she is trying desperately to shed.
Brandon Judd, President of the National Border Patrol Council, recently revealed that he told her exactly what policies are required to end the southern border crisis, but she refused to implement them.
