ICE agent shoots man during foot pursuit in Austin
SAN FRANCISCO: An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and wounded a man in Austin, Texas, on Sunday, city officials said, adding that the man was in serious but stable condition.
The shooting of a man by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Austin, Texas, occurred on Sunday, according to city officials. The victim was taken to a local hospital in serious but stable condition after being shot in the torso during a brief foot pursuit, reported Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis. She had not received detailed information from federal authorities regarding the incident.
The identity of both the victim and the ICE agent involved has not been disclosed. Austin Mayor Kirk Watson, a Democrat, called for involvement of city police and the Texas Rangers in the investigation, expressing his dissatisfaction with the shooting's involvement of ICE. Recent increases in ICE's presence in Austin have been highlighted by Watson and US Representative Greg Casar, a fellow Democrat.
Protests were seen near the scene of the shooting. Rights advocates have criticized ICE's actions, alleging they violate free speech and due process rights, and have pointed to multiple shootings by federal immigration officials this year, including the fatal shooting of two US citizens in Minnesota.
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