A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer has reportedly shot a man in Texas after a traffic stop - leading to an anti-ICE protest at the scene.The unidentified man was taken to hospital after being shot once in the chest in Austin during a brief pursuit on foot around 1pm local time on Sunday, according to local authorities. A dark blue Toyota Corolla was photographed at the scene with damage to its passenger-side door and what appeared to be bullet holes.Hundreds of protesters gathered later in the afternoon and swore at police officers holding riot shields. One man held a sign reading "nobody is safe" and "ICE Nazi" on the other side. Image: Hundreds of protesters gathered after the shooting. Pic: Reuters How Trump reinvented ICE | Sky News Explains Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said that city police officers were not involved in the operation or the shooting, and city officials did not confirm the identity of the ICE agent. Asked if authorities knew where the agent was, the city's mayor Kirk Watson told a news conference: "We do not know that. But my hope would be that, an agent that's involved in an officer-involved shooting would not leave the city. Certainly no...

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