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Venezuelan man shot by ICE in Austin charged with assaulting officer

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Federal prosecutors charged Wilber Garces Perez, a Venezuelan national with a final removal order, with assault after ICE officers shot him during a traffic stop in Austin. An affidavit says he struck an agent with his car before being shot. Accounts differ on body camera footage: one report says the shooting officer wore no camera and another agent turned his off, while another says footage exists but hasn't been released.

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