ICE agent shoots Venezuelan DoorDash driver in Austin
A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shot a Venezuelan DoorDash driver in Austin, Texas, on Sunday. The shooting sparked protests and calls for an independent investigation into the incident. Read More: ICE arrests jumped to nearly 50,000 in July, highest monthly total of Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, 28, was making a DoorDash delivery […]
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shot and injured a man on Sunday afternoon in Austin, Texas, according to local authorities. The incident occurred on the city's north side, and the victim was taken to a hospital in serious but stable condition after being shot once in the torso during a traffic stop. City police officers played no part in the operation or the shooting, which drew an immediate response from anti-ICE protesters at the scene.
Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis briefed reporters alongside Mayor Kirk Watson and other officials at a news conference. Watson, a Democrat, expressed his desire for the city's police department to be involved in the investigation to provide "clear, third-party eyes." He suggested that it would not be appropriate for ICE to conduct the investigation itself. The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE, did not participate in the news conference and declined to respond to repeated requests for details.
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