Prosecutors say Wilber Garces Perez struck an agent with his car’s mirror before another agent shot him. The charge reveals the existence of body camera footage of the shooting, though that video has not been released.
The immigrant remains in federal custody after a second hospital visit, with a bullet still lodged near his neck, his lawyer said. Immigration officials contested his assertion that he has been denied medical care.
A video analysis finds that a federal immigration officer was standing to the side of Wilber Rafael Garces Perez’s car when the officer apparently fired through the rear passenger window. But the events surrounding the shooting remain murky.
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.
Police tape surrounds the location where local authorities say a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and wounded a man in Austin, Texas, on Sunday.
Texas state troopers at the scene where one person is believed to have been shot during a confrontation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
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