ICE agent shoots and wounds man in Austin, Texas, sparking demands for full investigation
Updated on: September 20, 2026 / 11:07 PM EDT / CBS/AP
TL;DR
- An ICE agent shot and wounded Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, a 28-year-old Venezuelan national, in Austin, Texas.
- Garces Perez's lawyer claims an ICE officer rammed his client's car and then shot him multiple times.
- Federal sources state ICE agents were attempting to apprehend Garces Perez, who is reportedly in the U.S. illegally with a deportation order.
- The shooting occurred while Garces Perez was reportedly working for DoorDash.
- Austin officials and U.S. Representative Greg Casar are demanding a full, independent investigation and release of body camera footage.
- The investigation is being led by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), with FBI assistance, a shift from previous practice where the FBI typically handled such cases.
- This incident follows other recent ICE-involved shootings in Houston and Maine.