U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Tuesday that the man suspected of wounding an Adams County sheriff's deputy Saturday night is in the country illegally, 9News reported.
Sergio Estrada-Gomez, 25, faces charges of attempted second-degree murder of a public official and first-degree aggravated assault of a police officer.
Estrada-Gomez, who has been arrested on domestic violence and traffic charges in Denver and Adams County, was deported in 2007 but returned illegally, ICE told 9News.
Estrada-Gomez is suspected of shooting Deputy Alexander Kondos three times: in his left ankle, right thigh and chest. The bullet that hit Kondos' chest struck a bulletproof vest.
Kondos was treated and released from Denver Health Medical Center after the shooting.
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