A person was shot and injured in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement incident in Austin, Texas, on Sunday, in response to the Austin Police Division.
He was transported to a neighborhood hospital with a gunshot wound to the torso, the place he’s in severe however steady situation, officers stated throughout a press convention.
ABC Information has reached out to ICE and the Texas Division of Public Security for a remark.
Regulation enforcement sources advised ABC Information the capturing occurred throughout a focused ICE operation and the particular person shot is believed to be a Venezuelan nationwide illegally in the US with a remaining order of removing.
A automobile is broken on the website the place native authorities say a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer (ICE) shot and wounded a person in Austin, Texas, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. (AP Photograph/Joel Angel Juarez)
Joel Angel Juarez/AP Photograph
It’s unclear if the particular person shot was the goal of the operation, sources stated.
The incident occurred in North Austin close to the intersection of Analysis Boulevard and Anderson Sq. Sunday afternoon, the place a blue Toyota Corolla was on the scene with bullet holes and injury to the passenger-side doorways, in response to ABC Information’ Austin affiliate KVUE.
Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis stated in the course of the press convention the person sustained the gunshot wound throughout a foot pursuit. The chief stated the knowledge was nonetheless preliminary.
An Austin metropolis councilmember advised ABC Information that metropolis police weren’t permitted to conduct a criminal offense scene investigation.
Authorities stand close to the scene the place a person was shot in his car by an ICE officer, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photograph/Joel Angel Juarez)
Joel Angel Juarez/AP Photograph
“The crime scene was solely managed by ICE … HSI, Homeland Safety Investigations, in addition to state police, Division of Public Security, and so the town police weren’t being permitted to conduct a criminal offense scene investigation,” Austin Councilmember Mike Siegel advised ABC Information.
Siegel confirmed {that a} federal immigration officer fired “at the very least two pictures” at a person on Sunday afternoon.
“An ICE Ford Expedition rammed into the facet of a blue Toyota sedan … an ICE officer received out of the car and fired a number of pictures, at the very least two of which had been seen to me as bullet holes within the rear passenger window,” he stated.
The councilmember advised ABC Information that he’s working with metropolis officers to make sure that the ICE officer who shot the person shouldn’t be allowed to go away Texas.
“I’m extraordinarily involved that we can’t belief the federal legislation enforcement businesses to conduct a full and honest investigation, as evidenced by prior incidents in different components of the nation, together with Minnesota, the place ICE officers who dedicated comparable crimes had been allowed to go away the state,” he stated.
Austin Police referred all questions concerning the capturing to ICE, which has not responded to ABC Information’ request for remark.
Individuals protest the place native authorities say a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer (ICE) shot and wounded a person in Austin, Texas, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. (AP Photograph/Joel Angel Juarez)
Joel Angel Juarez/AP Photograph
A gaggle of protesters rapidly gathered on the scene alongside a big police presence.
Austin Mayor Kirk Watson stated in a press release he’s “very offended and very upset that an individual was shot on the streets of Austin by ICE.”
“Whereas I’m offended and upset, I’m not stunned. This has occurred in different cities. With the rogue nature of ICE and the chaos we’re seeing fomented by ICE, there’s no cause to be stunned. Austinites have a proper to know what occurred and so they have a proper to really feel protected of their group,” he wrote on X.
It is a growing story. Please verify again for updates.
