Texas Man Shot by ICE Agent Offers His Own Account of Altercation

A Venezuelan immigrant, Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, was shot in Austin, Texas, on Sunday after a traffic stop. The shooting prompted calls from local officials for a transparent investigation. By Christina Morales Hamed Aleaziz and Billy Witz The man shot by an immigration agent in Austin, Texas, over the weekend said Monday that he was bleeding and in pain and that a bullet remained lodged in his back. The man, Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, an immigrant from Venezuela, said that he only felt one gunshot enter his body when a federal immigration officer shot him on Sunday afternoon.

Missing media or need the complete publisher report? Open The New York Times ↗