ICE officer shot man in Austin, lawyer says agents 'sideswiped' car

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover ICE officer shot man in Austin, lawyer says agents 'sideswiped' car?

Of the 47 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 30% are rated left, 44% are rated centre, 26% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 66. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is ICE officer shot man in Austin, lawyer says agents 'sideswiped' car left or right?

Neither side dominates it. Of the 47 rated outlets on this story, 30% are rated left, 44% are rated centre, 26% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.

Is the coverage of ICE officer shot man in Austin, lawyer says agents 'sideswiped' car biased?

ICE officer shot man in Austin, lawyer says agents 'sideswiped' car is one event reported by 66 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which side is not reporting ICE officer shot man in Austin, lawyer says agents 'sideswiped' car?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered ICE officer shot man in Austin, lawyer says agents 'sideswiped' car?

66 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

Who was shot by the ICE officer in Austin?

Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez, a Venezuelan national, was shot by an ICE officer in Austin, Texas. His attorney stated that he had entered the U.S. legally as an asylum-seeker in 2024 and possessed a valid work permit.

What did the attorney for Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez say about the incident?

Pérez's attorney, Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch, stated that agents "sideswiped" his car before firing shots and that there was not a foot chase. She also reported that Pérez had paralysis on the left side of his body following the shooting.

Was the ICE officer wearing a body camera during the shooting?

Reports indicate that the ICE officer involved in the shooting was not wearing a body camera at the time of the incident. The officer was reportedly a new recruit, and while issued a camera, it was not recording.

What reason did DHS officials give for attempting to pull over Pérez?

DHS officials claim that agents attempted to pull Pérez over after checking his license plate and discovering an outstanding deportation order. They stated that agents tried to detain him before he drove away and guns were drawn.