Venezuelan DoorDash driver shot and wounded by ICE agent in Austin, Texas, officials say – Local 3 News

Venezuelan DoorDash driver shot and wounded by ICE agent in Austin, Texas, officials say  Local 3 News

Austin, Texas (CNN) — An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and wounded a man from Venezuela who was working as a DoorDash driver Sunday in Texas’ capital, city officials Austin, Texas (CNN) — An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and wounded a man from Venezuela who was working as a DoorDash driver Sunday in Texas’ capital, city officials confirmed, with protests erupting at the scene against President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. Federal authorities have not said what led up to the shooting, which came as the Trump administration ramps up immigration enforcement operations across the country and just two months after ICE agents fatally shot a Mexican man during a traffic stop in Houston.

“This is a pattern – it’s a disturbing pattern – and it’s got to stop,” said U.S. Rep. Greg Casar, a Democrat who represents part of Austin. The man shot Sunday in Austin was identified as Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, 28, by Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch, an immigration lawyer who said she is representing his family. Officials said Perez was shot in the torso just before 1 p.m. Sunday in North Austin. DoorDash told CNN Perez was working as a dasher at the time of the shooting. The shooting was captured on video by Heidi Clark, who was livestreaming to Facebook while driving down Research Boulevard.