CHICAGO – An undocumented immigrant with a history of weapons convictions admitted Monday to firing shots “in the vicinity of” immigration agents as they ran enforcement raids in Little Village near the end of the controversial deportation operation in Chicago last fall.
The guilty plea by Hector Gomez, 46, marked the second felony conviction on federal charges stemming from Operation Midway Blitz.
Gomez, who pleaded guilty to one count of possession of a firearm by a felon, faces up to about 2 1/2 years in prison when he’s sentenced by U.S. District Judge Matthew Kennelly in July. He also will face deportation once he’s released…