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.
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ICE 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."
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A 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.
Authorities gather near a car in the area where ICE shot a person in Austin, Texas. (KTBC)
Clashes erupted outside New Jersey's Delaney Hall immigration detention center in May after protesters defied a state police order to move to a designated demonstration area. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka later criticized the tactics used by state troopers sent to secure the facility, which had become the focus of frequent demonstrations.
Federal immigration operations also drew national scrutiny in Minnesota following the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. Good was killed by an ICE agent in early January after authorities said she tried to use her vehicle to run over federal officers, while Pretti was fatally shot by a U.S. Border Patrol agent on Jan. 24 as he recorded federal officers.
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Fox News Digital reached out to ICE, the Texas Department of Public Safety, and the Austin Police Department for additional information and comment.
Stepheny Price is a Writer at Fox News with a focus on West Coast and Midwest news, missing persons, national and international crime stories, homicide cases, and border security.
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