# Off-duty FBI agent shooting: Here's what we know

> Off-duty FBI agent fatally shot 27-year-old in Pilsen during crowd confrontation.
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- Summary: Off-duty FBI agent fatally shot 27-year-old in Pilsen during crowd confrontation. FBI agent shot Oscar Isaya-Corrales, a Venezuelan man without legal status…
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- Source: Chicago Sun-Times — https://chicago.suntimes.com/fbi-chicago-police-department-pritzker-mayor-brandon-johnson-michael-sacks-chicago-public-schools
- Published: 2026-10-28T13:00:00+00:00
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## FBI agent shooting
Off-duty FBI agent fatally shot 27-year-old Oscar Isaya-Corrales Monday evening in Pilsen.

> An off-duty FBI agent fatally shot 27-year-old Oscar Isaya-Corrales Monday evening in Pilsen
## Shooting details
Agent saw man fire gun into crowd near 18th Street and Union Avenue at 5:30 p.m. while driving home.

> the agent was driving home from work in an FBI vehicle around 5:30 p.m. when he saw the man fire a gun "into a group of innocent people" near 18th Street and Union Avenue
## Agent's action
Agent shot Isaya-Corrales to stop ongoing threat after man fired into crowd.

> the agent shot Isaya-Corrales "to stop the ongoing threat"
## Police report
Chicago police found agent still aiming at wounded man after he was shot.

> when chicago cops rushed to the scene, they found the fbi agent still aiming at isaya-corrales after he’d been wounded
## Gun found
Handgun discovered under bicycle at crime scene.

> a handgun was found under a bicycle, the report said
## Victim's condition
Isaya-Corrales suffered multiple gunshot wounds and died at Stroger Hospital.

> isaya-corrales suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at stroger hospital
## Death ruling
Isaya-Corrales death ruled homicide by police records.

> his death was ruled a homicide, records show
## Victim's background
Isaya-Corrales was Venezuelan national without legal status released at border in 2023.

> the feds described isaya-corrales as a venezuelan national without legal status who had been "taken into custody at the border and subsequently released" in 2023
## Shelter history
Isaya-Corrales lived at Pacific Garden Mission shelter on Near West Side this year.

> he had lived this year at the pacific garden mission shelter on the near west side
## Shelter context
Shelter worker said Isaya-Corrales tried to improve life but struggled with drug addiction.

> a worker there told the sun-times that isaya-corrales did not have any family in the area. he came to the shelter to "try and make his life better," but struggled with drug addiction, the worker said
## Key takeaway

FBI agent shot Oscar Isaya-Corrales, a Venezuelan man without legal status, after he fired into crowd near 18th Street and Union Avenue in Chicago.