New Delhi, Sept. 12 -- A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shot and killed a man in Franklin Park, on Friday, after the man dragged the officer with his vehicle while resisting arrest in the Chicago area.

As per the Department of Homeland Security's official release, the man resisted arrest, attempted to flee the scene and dragged the ICE officer a significant distance with his car.

The deceased - Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez was an illegal immigrant in the US, and had a history of reckless driving and was the target of the enforcement operation, mentioned the DHS in its statement.

ICE officials confirmed the fatal shooting, saying the incident began with "targeted law enforcement activity."

According to the DHS, ICE of...