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Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, a Venezuelan national shot by an ICE officer during a car stop while making a DoorDash delivery in Austin on Sunday, is being interrogated with the bullet still lodged near his spine. His attorney, Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch, says that despite Garces Perez's unstable condition and need for medical attention, he remains in federal custody at the South Texas ICE Processing Center. The Department of Homeland Security is investigating the incident, which mirrors recent nonfatal and fatal shootings involving ICE officers.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-22,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On September 20, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer shot and wounded a man in Austin, Texas, during what appears to have been a brief foot pursuit. The victim was taken to a local hospital in serious but stable condition after being shot once in the torso. Police Chief Lisa Davis said that local police were not involved, and ICE is handling the investigation, though Mayor Kirk Watson wants city police to be part of it for transparency. Rights advocates are calling for an independent probe into this incident, which comes amid growing scrutiny of ICE operations under the Trump administration's immigration policies.
Written for “ICE Agent Shoots Wounds ManAustin” on 2026-10-04,
grounded in this article and the 62 other(s) covering the same event.
The Venezuelan national who was shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Austin, Texas, on Sunday is being interrogated while the bullet still remains in his back, according to his attorney.
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bullet → shoot → attorney
As of Monday, Wilber Rafael Garces Perez is being held in federal custody after he was released from the hospital.
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he → hold → hospital
The bullet wasn’t removed because it’s lodged near his spine, the 28-year-old man said.
asserted
man → remove → spine
Immigration attorney Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch revealed her client’s car was “sideswiped” twice by ICE officers in an unmarked truck on Sunday afternoon when he was making a DoorDash delivery in Austin.
asserted
he → reveal → Austin
One of the ICE officers then shot him in the back of the neck before they pulled him from his vehicle, Lincoln-Goldfinch said.
asserted
Goldfinch → shoot → vehicle
It remains unclear what prompted the officer to shoot Garces Perez.
uncertain
what → remain → Perez
Garces Perez said he was “not doing well” following the gunshot wound and has “not received the medical attention that I require.”
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I → say → that
He is being detained at the South Texas ICE Processing Center in Pearsall, about 130 miles southwest of Austin.
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He → detain → Austin
Lincoln-Goldfinch said Garces Perez told her that he was being interrogated by federal officers.
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he → say → officers
The Department of Homeland Security is investigating the nonfatal shooting.
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Department → investigate → shooting
“Homeland Security Investigations, with the assistance of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, is leading the investigation into the officer involved shooting of an illegal alien from Venezuela, who illegally entered our country under the Biden administration and had a final order of removal, during a law enforcement operation today in Austin, TX,” DHS posted on X early Monday.
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DHS → lead → X
“The illegal alien’s condition is stable, and he is in federal custody pending removal.
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he → pende → removal
The incident is reminiscent of two ICE-involved shootings in Minnesota earlier this year, although those were fatal.
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those → involve → Minnesota
Since then, there have been similar shootings in Maine and Texas, both of which saw federal officials accuse the suspect of “weaponizing” their vehicle.
asserted
officials → see → vehicle
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