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Shot in the Back on Delivery, Then Jailed With Bullet Inside
A Venezuelan DoorDash driver shot in the back by ICE in North Austin was moved to detention with the bullet still near his spine, leaving two accounts of the stop, video that misses the shot, and a medical and legal fight.
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What we knew first
- 28Wilber Garces Perez, age
- 1Back wound, bullet retained
- ~175Reported at Capitol protest
- Shot in North Austin near Anderson Square, taken to Dell Seton.
- Moved to Pearsall detention, phone account from custody.
Still open then
- No verified account of identification before contact, foot flight, or why force was used.
We said we'd watch for
- Sept. 30 in-person hearing and findings from federal and local reviews.
