{
  "id": 9161331,
  "title": "The ICE Officer in Austin Wasn’t Wearing a Body Cam",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/the-ice-officer-in-austin-wasnt-wearing-a-body-cam",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T16:29:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Atlantic",
    "slug": "the-atlantic",
    "url": "https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/09/austin-ice-shooting-body-camera/688738/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "The officer who shot a Venezuelan man was hired last year from another federal law-enforcement agency.",
  "key_points": [
    "ICE officer not wearing body cam during shooting",
    "Venezuelan immigrant Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez killed",
    "Partner's body-worn camera recorded the incident"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}