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ICE Agent Wounds Man in Austin
Confirmed
In Short: An ICE agent shot and wounded a man in Austin, Texas, on Sunday, prompting calls for a full investigation.
An ICE agent shot and wounded a man in Austin, Texas, on Sunday afternoon, according to officials. The incident occurred in the 7000 block of West Anderson Lane near U.S. 183 and Research Boulevard.
The victim, identified as a man, was transported to a local hospital and is in serious but stable condition after being shot in the torso, said Austin-Travis County EMS Chief Robert Luckritz at a news conference.
Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said at a news conference that the Austin Police Department was not involved in the incident. She added that investigators are on the scene and are in contact with Homeland Security Investigations and other state law enforcement agencies.
Greg Casar, a U.S. Representative for Texas, called for a full, independent investigation and immediate release of body camera footage. He wrote on X, 'The horror has come to our city: ICE has shot a person in Austin this morning.
Mayor Kirk Watson expressed his unhappiness and anger over the incident, stating, 'A person being shot on the streets of Austin by someone purporting to be law enforcement, particularly when it’s ICE, is something that causes me to be unhappy and angry.
The shooting has drawn significant public attention, with people lining up along the caution tape around the scene, visibly upset, as reported by CBS Austin.
In January, Austin police notified ICE after identifying a woman with an administrative immigration warrant during a disturbance call, according to The Austin American-Statesman.
The incident has sparked comparisons to a similar event in July when an ICE officer fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a 52-year-old man from Houston, after a pursuit.
ICE has not yet commented on the shooting, and NBC News has reached out to the Department of Homeland Security and the White House for further information.
What's confirmed
- Greg Casar (D-TX), who represents the East Austin area where the shooting occurred, wrote on X, “The horror has come to our city: ICE has shot a person in Austin this morning.” “As the facts emerge, I am demanding a full, independent investigation, immediate release of the body camera footage, and accountability for any ICE officer who broke the law,” Casar wrote.
- Austin Mayor Kirk Watson said the Austin Police Department was not involved in the incident.
- “A person being shot on the streets of Austin by someone purporting to be law enforcement, particularly when it’s ICE, is something that causes me to be unhappy and angry,” Watson said at the news conference.
- 20, 2026, after a federal immigration agent shot and wounded a man in North Austin, Texas U.S.
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer has shot and wounded a man in Austin, Texas.
What's still developing
- FILE - A federal agent wears an Immigration and Customs Enforcement badge in New York, June 10, 2025.
- Rep. Greg Casar (D-Texas) demanded transparency from ICE and called for President Donald Trump’s administration to remove the federal agents from the state.
- DHS said Araujo, a Mexican national, attempted to ram the agents and they opened fire in self-defense, but passengers in Araujo’s vehicle and his relatives have disputed the government’s account.
- The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer rammed the man’s car then got out of his federal vehicle and opened fire at least five times, said Mike Siegel, who represents Austin’s District 7.