Austin ICE shooting: officer wasn’t wearing body cam during incident

An ICE officer in Austin shot Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez, a Venezuelan delivery driver, leaving a bullet in his back. The officer reportedly had a body camera but was not wearing it, while another ICE officer in the same vehicle had one that captured partial footage but not the moment of the shooting. Garcés Pérez was hospitalized and later taken into immigration custody; a federal judge granted an emergency order delaying deportation while authorities review the case. Austin police seek additional video evidence as investigations by DHS/ICE continue, and Garcés Pérez’s attorney alleges medical and treatment concerns in detention.