The ICE Officer in Austin Wasn’t Wearing a Body Cam
The officer who shot a Venezuelan man was hired last year from another federal law-enforcement agency.
The ICE officer who shot Venezuelan immigrant Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez last weekend in Austin, Texas, was not wearing a body camera, according to three Department of Homeland Security officials familiar with the incident. The officer, a recent hire who started with the agency last year, had previously worked for another federal law-enforcement agency.
The shooting occurred when the officer, working with a partner, attempted to pull Garcés Pérez over for a violation of an outstanding deportation order. Garcés Pérez fled, leading to the fatal shooting. The officers' actions were recorded by their partner's body-worn camera. ICE has been distributing body-worn cameras to officers, but the one who shot Garcés Pérez was not wearing one during the incident.
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