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Reputed gang member charged in shooting of ATF agent

CHICAGO - A reputed gang member was charged with shooting a federal agent after surveillance cameras captured him in the area where shots were fired early Friday in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood, according to a criminal complaint.

The complaint did not indicate, though, that the cameras showed the suspect, Ernesto Godinez, firing a gun.

An agent with the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives was shot in the face early Friday as he walked near 44th Street and Hermitage Avenue, not far from Davis Square Park, while on duty.

ShotSpotter technology determined that about seven shots had been fired, according to the complaint.

The wounded

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