ICE Shooting Austin
In this photo taken with a smart phone Police stand in front of the area where an ICE officer shot a man in Austin, Texas, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026.
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Local authorities say a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and wounded a man in Austin, Texas, where anti-ICE protesters gathered for hours. The Austin police chief said the man was in serious but stable condition at a hospital after being shot Sunday afternoon. An immigration attorney identified him as Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, a 28-year-old Venezuelan man. The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE, didn’t immediately respond to requests for details. Austin police officers were not involved in the shooting. The city's mayor, Kirk Watson, said he wants local police involved in the investigation to provide what he called “clear, third-party eyes” in the process.
