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ICE Agent Shoots Delivery Worker in Austin

The Department of Homeland Security has opened an inquiry with FBI help while the victim’s federal custody and pending removal raise urgent questions about access to a key witness.

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Des personnes manifestent près du site où un agent fédéral de l’immigration a tiré et blessé un homme, à Austin, Texas, États-Unis, le 20 septembre 2026.
Un ruban de police sur les lieux où un ressortissant vénézuélien a été blessé par balle lors d'une opération de l'ICE, la police américaine de l'immigration, à Austin, le 20 septembre 2026 au Texas

Overview

  • An ICE agent shot a man during a brief foot pursuit in Austin on Sunday, leaving him hospitalized with a gunshot wound to the torso in grave but stable condition.
  • The wounded man has been identified by his attorney as 28-year-old Wilber Garcés Pérez, a Venezuelan delivery worker who was reportedly performing a DoorDash delivery at the time.
  • DHS said Garcés Pérez is an undocumented immigrant with a final removal order and that it has opened an investigation into the agent with FBI assistance.
  • Local officials and members of Congress have demanded an independent probe and immediate release of body-worn camera footage as protesters gathered near the scene.
  • The case has intensified scrutiny of ICE tactics after recent deadly incidents and of how detaining or deporting an injured person could affect accountability and evidence gathering.