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Man shot by ICE agent in Texas takes questions by phone, says bullet still lodged near his spine

CBS News · September 21, 2026 at 3:31 PM

Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, a Venezuelan DoorDash driver who was shot and wounded by an ICE agent Sunday in Austin, Texas, answered questions from reporters via a phone call Monday at a news conference held by civil rights attorneys and immigration advocates.

Garces Perez is now in federal custody and he says he still has a bullet lodged near his spine.

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Man shot by ICE agent in Texas takes questions by phone, says bullet still lodged near his spine

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