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- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents shot Venezuelan asylum seeker Wilber Rafael Garces Perez in Austin, Texas.
- Garces Perez was delivering DoorDash food when ICE officers sideswiped his blue Toyota Corolla twice.
- He was hospitalized, released into ICE custody with a bullet lodged, and now suffers left-side paralysis.
- Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis announced a joint investigation, reviewing video and interviewing witnesses.
- Mayor Kirk Watson demanded clear third-party oversight and Rep. James Talarico called for an independent probe and video release.