Raw bodycam footage released by the Austin Police Department captures the tense moments immediately following a shooting involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers and a Venezuelan migrant, Wilber Rafael Garces Perez. The videos show local police arriving at the scene where Garces Perez, 28, is seen hunched over in his vehicle, visibly in pain from what appears to be a gunshot wound to his left shoulder. Officers are heard calling for shears to examine his injuries and questioning him in Spanish about firearms. The footage shows officers assisting Garces Perez out of his vehicle and placing him under arrest, countering claims that he was roughly handled. Garces Perez was reportedly making a DoorDash delivery when the incident occurred, with his attorney alleging an unmarked truck sideswiped his vehicle before he was shot. ICE stated that Garces Perez was the subject of a targeted vehicle stop due to his immigration status, noting he had a final order of removal, though his attorney disputes the validity of the notice. ICE also refuted allegations of indiscriminate targeting, asserting that Garces Perez was released from the hospital and taken to an ICE detention facility where he was provided with a bed, and emphasized that resisting arrest is a dangerous felony.
Adapted from: U.S. News Today on Fox News
