Crime & Justice
ICE officer shoots and wounds man in Austin traffic stop
September 21, 2026 at 02:56 AM
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An ICE officer shot and wounded a man in the torso during a traffic stop in Austin, Texas, on Sunday, city officials said.
- Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said the man was in serious but stable condition after being shot once in the torso.
- Austin Mayor Kirk Watson said he wants the city's police involved in the investigation and that ICE should not conduct it on its own.
- US Representative Greg Casar called for transparency and said ICE should end its surge in Austin.
- The shooting came after an ICE officer fatally shot 52-year-old Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston in July.

