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The officer involved was reportedly a new recruit and not wearing a body camera.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-09-23T16:05:30.682Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-09-23T09:47:18.682Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-23T16:05:30.682Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":60,"critic":61,"hype":20,"notes":{"trust":"The central claim is attributed to DHS officials and The Atlantic, with corroboration from multiple outlets.","critic":"The reporting includes quotes from the victim's attorney and the victim, and details the sequence of events.","hype":"The language used is factual and avoids sensationalism, with a straightforward headline."}},"tags":["#ICE","#Austin","#Texas","#BodyCamera","#Immigration"],"entities":["Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez","ICE","DHS","Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["An ICE officer shot Venezuelan national Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez in Austin, Texas.","Pérez's attorney stated agents 'sideswiped' his car before firing shots and that there was not a foot chase.","Pérez had entered the U.S. legally as an asylum-seeker in 2024 and had a valid work permit.","The ICE officer involved in the shooting was reportedly a new recruit and was not wearing a body camera."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer shot Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez in Austin, Texas. Pérez, who had entered the U.S. legally as an asylum-seeker in 2024 and possessed a valid work permit, reported paralysis on the left side of his body following the incident. According to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials, agents attempted to pull Pérez over after checking his license plate and discovering an outstanding deportation order."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on the incident's initiation"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Pérez's attorney, Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch, stated that agents in unmarked vehicles \"sideswiped\" his car before firing shots inside the vehicle. She also stated there was not a foot chase. DHS officials, however, claim agents attempted to pull Pérez over and detain him before he drove away and guns were drawn."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the left-rated digests mention the claim by Pérez's attorney that agents \"sideswiped\" his car before firing shots. 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