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Venezuelan man shot by ICE in Austin charged with assaulting officer
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Summary
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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Center
- Federal prosecutors charge Venezuelan man shot by ICE agent in Texas with assaulting an officerAssociated Press · Sep 29, 12:43 PM
- Venezuelan man shot by ICE in Texas charged in federal courtNewsNation · Sep 29, 1:19 PM
- Texas ICE Shooting: Agent Body Cam Stills Released as Man Shot ChargedNewsweek · Sep 29, 1:32 PM
- DOJ charges Austin immigrant shot by ICE officerThe Hill · Sep 29, 3:22 PM