{
  "id": 10795148,
  "title": "Venezuelan man shot by ICE agent in Texas charged with assaulting an officer",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/venezuelan-man-shot-by-ice-agent-in-texas-charged-with-assaulting-an",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T22:18:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/29/venezuelan-man-charged-texas-ice-shooting"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Garcés Pérez, a Venezuelan delivery driver, is facing an assault charge after being shot by an ICE agent in Texas. The incident occurred on 20 September when agents attempted to stop Garcés Pérez's vehicle, resulting in him being shot in the back. On Tuesday, federal prosecutors announced the charge against the 28-year-old, who also allegedly struck an officer with his side mirror while attempting to flee. Garcés Pérez made his initial court appearance in an Austin federal court on Tuesday, with a bullet still lodged in his back from the shooting.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Newsweek",
        "title": "Texas ICE Shooting: Agent Body Cam Stills Released as Man Shot Charged",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/texas-ice-shooting-agent-body-cam-stills-released-as-man-shot-charged",
        "published": "2026-09-29T17:32:22.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}