MONROVIA, Calif. (AP) — A man fleeing immigration authorities outside a Home Depot store in Southern California was struck and killed by an SUV when he ran across a nearby freeway, officials said.

The death of a man fleeing an immigration raid at a Home Depot sparked anger among immigrant rights advocates: 'We hold the Trump administration, the Department of Homeland Security and the Home Depot responsible,

Man dies after being struck by vehicle on 210 Freeway in California while fleeing on foot from immigration enforcement operation at Home Depot, officials say.

During the raid, a man ran from the Home Depot, crossed Evergreen Avenue and entered the eastbound lanes of the freeway, the statement said. At 9:52 a.m., Monrovia Fire & Rescue responded to a report that a pedestrian had been hit by a vehicle.

Un hombre que huía de las autoridades de inmigración afuera de una tienda Home Depot en el sur de California fue atropellado cuando cruzaba una

The man ran from the scene, crossed Evergreen Avenue and entered the eastbound 210 Freeway, said Monrovia City Manager Dylan Feik. CHP officers said they received a report just before 10 a.m. that someone had been hit by a SUV on the freeway near Myrtle Avenue.