NewzImmigration and Customs Enforcement officer has shot and wounded a man in Austin. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and wounded a man on Sunday afternoon in the Texas' capital of Austin, local officials said. The lawyer for the man identified him as a 28-year-old Venezuelan national, Wilber Rafael Garces Perez.
Officials said he was shot at least once in the torso and was in serious but stable condition. The person shot is in serious but stable condition, Austin Mayor Kirk Watson said in a press conference.(Image credit: Courtesy of Austin Councilmember Mike Siegel) The unnamed man was in serious but stable condition at a hospital after being shot once in the torso on the city's north side, Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said at a news conference.
Watson said he does not think it would be appropriate for ICE to conduct the investigation on its own.Davis said there were not many facts she could provide so soon after the shooting, but added the department’s special investigation unit was at the scene.A dark blue Toyota Corolla was parked under an overpass with damage to its passenger-side door and what appeared to be bullet holes, local media reported.A large law enforcement presence was at the scene, along with a crowd of onlookers.U.S. Greg Casar, a Democrat representing parts of Austin, called for transparency as the shooting is investigated.“The horror has come to our city: ICE has shot a person in Austin this morning,” Casar wrote on X. “As the facts emerge, I am demanding a full, independent investigation, immediate release of the body camera footage, and accountability for any ICE officer who broke the law.”In July, an ICE officer fatally shot 52-year-old Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, of Houston, after federal agents driving unmarked vehicles pursued him while he was taking his construction crew to a job site.Also in July, 25-year-old Johan Sebastián, a Colombian man, was shot by an ICE officer in Maine.
The officer is an Army veteran who has struggled with serious mental health issues since early childhood and never should have been given a badge and gun to patrol American streets, several of his close relatives told The Associated Press.The shootings come amid a Trump administration push to carry out its mass deportations agenda. While the administration is no longer cracking down on individual cities, arrests are still occurring.The administration… A federal immigration agent shot and wounded a man on Sunday in Austin, Texas, authorities said.
A local official says a federal immigration agent has shot and wounded a man in Austin, Texas. AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal immigration agent shot and wounded a man on Sunday in Austin, Texas, authorities said. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer rammed the man’s car then got out of his federal vehicle and opened fire at least five times, said Mike Siegel, who represents Austin’s District 7.
The shooting occurred in the early afternoon on the city’s north side, and police and the mayor later spoke about the details of the incident. The man was taken to a hospital in unknown condition, Siegel said. Authorities were releasing additional information at an afternoon news conference.
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