Marimar Martinez testifies on Capitol Hill after being shot by immigration agents [View all]

Source: NBC

A Chicago woman shot by immigration agents in the Brighton Park neighborhood shared her experiences with members of Congress Tuesday.

Marimar Martinez testified Tuesday afternoon before a committee looking into allegations of excessive violence against immigration enforcement agents, recounting the day where she was shot five times in Chicago.

.... She told members that she feared for her life and attempted to flee, and that’s when agents opened fire.

“As I continued to drive past the Border Patrol agents, I could hear my back passenger window shatter, and I felt bullets continue to pierce my body,” she said. “As I attempted to drive to a safe location, I began to feel lightheaded. I looked down and saw blood gushing out of my arms and legs and realized I had been shot multiple times.”





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Full testimony starts at the 40 minute mark in today's hearing.

https://www.c-span.org/program/public-affairs-event/house-and-senate-democrats-examine-dhs-immigration-and-enforcement-tactics/672732

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