An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and wounded a man from Venezuela who was working as a DoorDash driver Sunday in Texas’ capital, city officials confirmed, with protests erupting at the scene against President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.
Federal authorities have not said what led up to the shooting, which came as the Trump administration ramps up immigration enforcement operations across the country and just two months after ICE agents fatally shot a Mexican man during a traffic stop in Houston.
The man shot Sunday in Austin was identified as Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, 28, by Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch, an immigration lawyer who said she is representing his family.
Officials said Perez was shot in the torso just before 1 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of U.S. 183 and Anderson Square in North Austin. DoorDash told CNN that Perez was working as a dasher at the time of the shooting.
Perez is an undocumented immigrant from Venezuela who had a final order for removal, the Department of Homeland Security said in a post on X. He was stable and “in federal custody pending removal,” DHS said.
Homeland Security Investigations, DHS’ investigative branch, will lead the investigation with assistance from the FBI, the post said without, providing further details.
by CNN – Austin ICE shooting: Venezuelan DoorDash driver wounded in Texas, officials say
