{
  "id": 9051484,
  "title": "Venezuelan man shot by ICE agent says he was detained with bullet still lodged in body",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/venezuelan-man-shot-by-ice-agent-says-he-was-detained-with-bullet",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T01:19:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2026/09/22/venezuelan-man-shot-by-ice-agent-says-he-was-detained-with-bullet-still-lodged-in-body/236052"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Venezuelan immigrant, Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, 28, was shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Texas after being detained with a bullet still lodged in his body, according to his lawyer. The incident occurred on Sunday when Garces Perez was delivering an order for DoorDash when his vehicle was rammed by an ICE agent, leading to him being shot. He claims he was legally in the US with a work permit but was transferred from a hospital to a detention center in Pearsall, where he remained without a bed. Garces Perez's attorney, Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch, stated that he was not given pain medication and was taken to the detention center despite still having the bullet lodged in his body. The shooting has sparked outrage and calls for reform, with a makeshift shrine established near the site of the incident.",
  "summary": "AUSTIN, Sept 22 — A Venezuelan national shot and wounded by a US immigration agent in Texas was jailed with the bu...",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Man shot by ICE officer is detained in Texas with a bullet still in his back, attorney’s office says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/man-shot-by-ice-officer-is-detained-in-texas-with-a-bullet-still-in",
        "published": "2026-09-21T16:57:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "Man shot by ICE in Austin held with a bullet still in his back, attorney says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/man-shot-by-ice-in-austin-held-with-a-bullet-still-in-his-back",
        "published": "2026-09-21T17:27:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Man shot by ICE agent in Texas takes questions by phone, says bullet still lodged near his spine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/man-shot-by-ice-agent-in-texas-takes-questions-by-phone-says-bullet",
        "published": "2026-09-21T19:31:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Man shot by ICE describes pain of bullet still inside him",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/man-shot-by-ice-describes-pain-of-bullet-still-inside-him",
        "published": "2026-09-22T01:09:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Man shot by ICE in Austin says he is held in detention with bullet in his back",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/man-shot-by-ice-in-austin-says-he-is-held-in-detention-with-bullet-in",
        "published": "2026-09-22T04:10:41.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}