ICE shooting rocks Austin as Democrat demands bodycam video, independent probe
A Democratic congressman is demanding answers after claiming an ICE officer shot someone during a Sunday morning operation in Austin, Texas.Austin city leaders will address what the city described as an "Immigration and Customs Enforcement shooting" during a 4 p.m.news conference Sunday at Austin City Hall.
Mayor Kirk Watson, Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis and Austin-Travis County EMS Chief Robert Luckritz are scheduled to speak about the incident.The Texas Department of Public Safety confirmed to FOX 7 Austin that U.S.Immigration and Customs Enforcement was handling an investigation in the 7000 block of West Anderson Lane but did not say whether anyone was shot or injured."ICE investigation confirmed in the 7000 block of West Anderson, ICE is handling investigation," a DPS public information officer told the outlet.'SQUAD' MEMBER CALLS DHS 'GREATEST THREAT TO OUR SAFETY' AFTER ICE-INVOLVED SHOOTINGICE agents gather near the scene of a shooting in Austin, Texas.
(KTBC)Rep.Greg Casar, D-Texas, claimed in a post on X that "ICE has shot a person in Austin this morning" and called for a full, independent investigation and the immediate release of body-camera footage."Over and over, ICE has shot people and then lied about what happened," Casar wrote.
"We will demand truth, transparency and accountability."ICE AGENTS IN FATAL HOUSTON SHOOTING WERE NOT WEARING BODY CAMERAS, SOURCES SAYA crowd of people gather near the scene of an ICE shooting in Austin, Texas.(KTBC)Authorities have not released details of the shooting.The Austin investigation comes amid heightened tensions over federal immigration enforcement operations across the country.ANTI-ICE PROTESTERS CLASH WITH AGENTS OUTSIDE NEW JERSEY DETENTION CENTER AS GOV SHERRILL DENIED ENTRYAuthorities gather near a car in the area where ICE shot a person in Austin, Texas.
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