The Aporia · Austin police release bodycam video in ICE shooting of DoorDash driver

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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.

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NBC News. (2026, September 23). Austin police release bodycam video in ICE shooting of DoorDash driver. NBC News. https://www.nbcnews.com/video/austin-police-release-bodycam-video-in-ice-shooting-of-doordash-driver-270326341816

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