ICE officer shoots man in Austin, Texas, officials say

An ICE officer shot and wounded a person Sunday afternoon in Austin, Texas, officials said.

The victim, who was identified as a man, was transported to a local hospital and is “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 a “small foot pursuit” occurred. Austin police investigators are on the scene and she is in contact with Homeland Security Investigations and other state law enforcement agencies, she added.

“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.”

U.S. Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, said he is demanding an independent investigation, the release…

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