{
  "id": 9015437,
  "title": "Man Shot by ICE in Austin Says He Still Has Bullet in His Body",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/man-shot-by-ice-in-austin-says-he-still-has-bullet-in-his-body",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T21:31:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/us-news/man-shot-by-ice-in-austin-says-he-still-has-bullet-in-his-body-11790026264954.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Venezuelan immigrant shot by a US immigration officer in Austin still bears a bullet inside him, his lawyer disclosed. Wilber Garces Perez, 28, was discharged from an Austin hospital shortly after the incident and is now under federal custody, as per his attorney, Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch. The wound was neglected during his questioning, she revealed during a press conference where Garces Perez spoke through a speakerphone. \"I am not doing well due to the gunshot wound and I have not received the medical attention I require,\" Garces Perez expressed on the call, lamenting the pain he's enduring. \"I have a lot of pain.\" According to a DHS statement, the shooting occurred during an arrest operation involving US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The man, a Venezuelan immigrant with an ongoing deportation case, is currently stable and in federal custody. ICE's Homeland Security Investigations division is investigating the incident. The lawyer and her client provided details of the events leading up to the shooting. They stated that Garces Perez was in the midst of a DoorDash delivery assignment when his vehicle was bumped by an unmarked SUV. He responded by making a U-turn, only to be hit again before stopping. It was then that he was shot. Lincoln-Goldfinch explained that Garces Perez entered the US two years ago, following a government-run smartphone app process to apply for asylum. He was subsequently ordered to be deported in absentia after the wrong address was notified, she asserted. The attorney vowed to contest the removal order. This incident took place two months after ICE officers killed two men in Houston and Maine respectively, and less than a week after two US citizens were killed in Minneapolis. Garces Perez's shooting has sparked outrage among Democratic leaders in Texas. James Talarico, who is considered a strong contender for a Senate seat in Texas, has called for an independent investigation into the shooting, demanding the release of all available footage. US Representative Greg Casar, also a Democrat from Texas, has urged for the immediate release of body camera footage and accountability for any officer who violated the law.",
  "summary": "A Venezuelan man who was shot by a US immigration officer in Austin on Sunday says he still has a bullet lodged in his body.",
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  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "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."
}