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ICE Agent Shoots Man During Austin Foot Pursuit, Officials Say
An ICE officer shot a man in Austin, Texas, after a short chase on foot.
The man was hit in the torso and taken to a hospital.
He was seriously hurt but was in stable condition.
Officials did not release the names of the man or the officer.
Austin police were not part of the incident.
The mayor asked local police and the Texas Rangers to help investigate.
Other critics also asked for video and a full accounting of what happened.
President Donald Trump says his immigration efforts are intended to make the country safer.
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot an unidentified man in the torso during a brief foot pursuit in Austin shortly before 1 p.m. Sunday.
The man was taken to a local hospital and was reported to be in serious but stable condition.
Austin officials said they did not know the identities of either the victim or the ICE officer, and local police were not involved in the incident.
Mayor Kirk Watson called for Austin police, local officials and the Texas Rangers to participate in an independent investigation; Bloomberg identified him as Kirk Preston.
Representative Greg Casar, Senate candidate James Talarico and rights advocates also sought transparency, while President Donald Trump defended the broader immigration crackdown as a domestic-security effort.
- Who
- An unidentified man was shot by an unidentified Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer; Austin officials, Mayor Kirk Watson, Representative Greg Casar and James Talarico commented.
- What
- An ICE officer shot and wounded the man during a brief foot pursuit.
- Where
- Austin, Texas.
- When
- Sunday, shortly before 1 p.m. local time; the Reuters report was dated September 20.
- Why
- The articles do not establish why the officer fired; officials and critics are seeking an independent investigation into the incident.
Local Officials and Critics
Administration Position
Who should investigate
Local Officials and Critics
Mayor Kirk Watson called for Austin police and the Texas Rangers to participate so the investigation would have independent oversight. James Talarico and Greg Casar also called for a full, independent investigation.
Administration Position
The articles do not provide a direct ICE response to the proposed investigation or requests for footage.
Transparency and accountability
Local Officials and Critics
Critics said ICE should provide accurate information, release available body-camera footage and face accountability if an officer broke the law. Rights advocates also cited concerns about free speech and due process.
Administration Position
The articles say President Donald Trump defends his immigration actions as an effort to improve domestic security.
Broader ICE activity
Local Officials and Critics
Austin officials and Representative Greg Casar said ICE had recently increased detentions in Austin, while critics cited other shootings and deaths involving federal immigration officials.
Administration Position
The articles present the administration’s stated domestic-security rationale but do not include a detailed response from ICE or the Department of Homeland Security.
Key facts
- Injured person
- Unidentified man shot in the torso
- Condition
- Serious but stable
- Agency involved
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
- Local police involvement
- Austin Police Department was not involved in the incident
- Investigation requested
- Austin police, local officials and the Texas Rangers
- Identities
- Officials said they did not know the names of the victim or ICE officer
- Additional request
- James Talarico and Greg Casar called for release of available footage
Quotes
James Talarico
Democratic candidate for a United States Senate seat in Texas
“Previous incidents have shown that this agency cannot be trusted to report all the facts. We need a full, independent investigation that includes the release of any and all available footage.”
livemint.com
“Just a few weeks ago, as we saw the ICE surge come to Austin, especially to North Central Austin, I and others said that ICE needed to leave before someone was shot”
theprint.in
Kirk Preston
Mayor of Austin, Texas
“A person being shot on the streets of Austin by someone purporting to be law enforcement, particularly when it’s ICE, is something that that causes me to be unhappy and angry about it. I’m not surprised at all.”
livemint.com
“From my perspective, the credibility of ICE doing some form of an investigation just by itself and excluding others would not be appropriate”
theprint.in
Sources
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