ICE officer shoots, wounds man in Austin; protesters demand probe

Federal officers operate after Congressman Greg Casar (D-TX) said that a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shot a person earlier in the day in Austin, Texas, US September 20, 2026. A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and wounded a man in Austin, Texas, on Sunday during a brief foot pursuit, local officials said, as the incident drew protests and calls for an independent investigation.The man, identified by immigration attorney Kate Lincoln Goldfinch as 28-year-old Venezuelan Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, was shot once in the torso and remained in serious but stable condition at a hospital, officials said.Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said the shooting happened after a traffic stop in northern Austin. She cautioned that information about the incident was still preliminary. Austin police were not involved in the shooting, although local investigators were at the scene.Mayor Kirk Watson said he was “very angry and extremely disappointed” that a person had been shot by ICE in Austin, adding that the city had seen a “significant increase, almost overnight” in ICE operations.Watson said he wanted Austin police and other local authorities involved in the ...