Texas ICE shooting: Demonstrators pepper-sprayed at protests in Austin; scary visuals emerge
Videos show Texas state troopers using pepper spray after demonstrators tried to breach a police line.
On Sunday, a man was shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Austin, Texas, following a traffic stop. The victim was taken to a hospital in serious but stable condition. Police Chief Lisa Davis stated that Austin police officers were not part of the federal immigration operation or the shooting. As the investigation progressed, demonstrators began gathering near the scene, with some confronting officers.
Videos showed protesters waving signs and holding flags as police stood in front of them. One clip shared by Nick Sortor appeared to show a group rushing toward police, to which Texas Department of Public Safety troopers sprayed pepper spray, forcing the crowd to retreat. Sortor accused the troopers of improperly training and suggested that President Trump may have wanted such confrontations.
Austin Mayor Kirk Watson called for transparency and expressed hope that the ICE officer involved would remain available for investigators.
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