Lawyer says videos contradict officials' account of Austin ICE shooting

An attorney for the Venezuelan immigrant shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Austin, Texas, disputed authorities' initial account of the encounter on Sept. 21, saying video footage does not show a foot pursuit before the officer opened fire. Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch, who represents 28-year-old Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez, said he remained detained at the South Texas ICE Processing Center in Pearsall, Texas, with a bullet still lodged in his body. During a call from detention played on speakerphone at a Sept.

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Scoop News DeskAustin, Texas · Published Tuesday, September 22, 2026 at 2:57 AM UTCUpdated Tuesday, September 22, 2026 at 7:48 AM UTC

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Footage recorded after the shooting shows Garcés Pérez wounded inside the car as federal officers stand nearby. 20 that preliminary information indicated the shooting followed a "small foot pursuit." The competing accounts are fueling demands for an investigation independent of the U.S. The department said he was stable and remained "in federal custody pending removal." "This is a developing situation, and we will update the public when more information becomes available," DHS said.

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