AUSTIN, Texas — The ICE officer who shot a Venezuelan delivery driver in Austin over the weekend had been assigned a body-worn camera but was not wearing it during the shooting, according to a report from NBC News correspondent Julia Ainsley.
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Ainsley reported on X that another ICE officer at the scene was wearing a body camera and recorded part of the encounter. However, the available video does not show the shooting itself, according to two Department of Homeland Security officials.
Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez, 28, was shot Sunday during an ICE operation on Austin’s north side. He was later taken into federal custody and transferred to the South Texas ICE Processing Center in Pearsall.
Garcés Pérez’s attorney has said he was working as a DoorDash delivery driver when he was shot. The Department of Homeland Security has said Garcés Pérez was subject to a final order of removal, while his attorney has disputed aspects of the government’s account.
The new report comes as local leaders and advocates call for the release of any body-camera footage and an independent investigation into the shooting.
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After the shooting, Garcés Pérez was treated at a hospital before being transferred to the Pearsall detention facility. U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro said Monday that Garcés Pérez was later taken back to the hospital because he was in significant pain and still had a bullet lodged in his left side.
Austin Mayor Kirk Watson has called for Austin police to have a role in the investigation, saying local involvement would provide independent oversight. The Travis County District Attorney’s Office has also requested access to evidence.
Homeland Security Investigations, with assistance from the FBI, is investigating the shooting.