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Activists rally outside home where man was shot by ICE agent

Two guns were found at the Belmont Cragin home of a man who was shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent early Monday on the Northwest Side, authorities said.

The allegation surfaced as immigration activists rallied Tuesday outside the home in the 6100 block of West Grand to decry the growing fear in Chicago's Latino community as a result of the raid and its target, which remains unclear.

A law enforcement source said Tuesday that federal agents recovered the gun that they say the 53-year-old pointed at them as they tried to serve an arrest warrant for his 23-year-old son. Another weapon was found inside the home, the source said. The man's family says he was unarmed.

His son, who was born in the U.S., was questioned about his citizenship before being released without charges about nine hours after the raid, according to family attorney Thomas Hallock.

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