Surveillance Video Shows ICE Chase Before Austin Migrant Shooting
HSI and FBI investigate shooting of Venezuelan migrant during ICE enforcement action, as accounts differ on his entry status and the incident's aftermath.
- Surveillance footage shows federal vehicles pursuing 28-year-old Venezuelan national Wilber Rafael Garces Perez in Austin before an ICE officer shot him.
- Garces Perez was arrested and detained after the shooting, while the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI investigated the incident.
- His attorney said officers chased and sideswiped him while he was working as a DoorDash driver and shot him in the back of the neck; the account is disputed by local evidence.
- Representative Greg Casar demanded that Perez regain communication access and receive appropriate hospital medical care.
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DHS refutes claims made about ICE Austin shooting - Regional Media News
(The Center Square) - After a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shooting in Austin on Sunday, the Department of Homeland Security is pushing back against claims made about the incident. Venezuelan national Wilber Rafael Garces Perez was shot and injured by an ICE officer during [...]
DHS Pushes Back On Claims After ICE Shooting Of Illegal Venezuelan Migrant In Texas
The Department of Homeland Security is pushing back against several claims surrounding an illegal Venezuelan migrant shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer during a targeted enforcement operation in Austin, Texas, saying the man was in the country illegally, lacked a valid work permit, and had already been ordered removed.
DHS refutes claims made about ICE Austin shooting - The Daily Bo Snerdley
(The Center Square) – After a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shooting in Austin on Sunday, the Department of Homeland Security is pushing back against claims made about the incident. Venezuelan national Wilber Rafael Garces Perez was shot and injured by an ICE officer during a targeted enforcement action after Perez attempted to flee in his vehicle. Homeland Security Investigations and the FBI are investigating the shooting. HSI init…
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