ICE officer shoots man in Austin, Texas, officials say

One person has been hospitalized after an ICE agent-involved shooting occurred in Austin, Texas, on Sunday afternoon, officials said.The victim, who was identified as a man, was transported to a local hospital and is in “in serious but stable condition” after being shot in the torso, Austin-Travis County EMS Chief Robert Luckritz said at a news conference.Austin Mayor Kirk Watson said the Austin Police Department was not involved in the incident.It was not immediately clear what the victim’s nationality is and whether he was a target of an ICE operation.

Those questions “still need to be answered,” Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said.The shooting occurred around 1 p.m.Davis said investigators are on scene and she is in contact with Homeland Security Investigations and other state law enforcement agencies.“A person being shot on the streets of Austin by someone purporting to be law enforcement, particularly when it’s ICE, is something that causes me to be unhappy and angry,” Watson said at the news conference.

“While I’m unhappy and I’m angry about it, I’m not surprised at all.”People gathered across the street from the scene of the shooting Sunday.NBC NewsU.S.Rep.

Greg Casar, D-Texas, said he is demanding an independent investigation, the release of body camera footage and “accountability for any ICE officer who broke the law.”“Over and over, ICE has shot people and then lied about what happened.We can see the lies with our own eyes.

We will demand truth, transparency and accountability,” he said in a post on X.Watson said he has asked for the city of Austin to be involved in any forthcoming investigations.NBC News has reached out to the Department of Homeland Security and the White House for comment.In July, an ICE officer fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican national, in Houston during an attempted traffic stop to conduct an immigration arrest.ShareAdd NBC News to GoogleJoe KottkeJoe Kottke is an assignment editor a...