ICE agent shoots and wounds man during Austin, Texas traffic stop
Officer rammed the man's car then fired at least five times, congressman says, as ICE's arrest surge continues nationwide.
What to know
- An ICE officer rammed the man's car, then got out and fired at least five times during a traffic stop on Austin's north side; the man was hospitalized in serious but stable condition.
- Austin police were not involved in the operation, and city officials are pushing for their own investigation rather than letting ICE investigate itself; DHS has not responded to requests for details.
- The shooting follows ICE's summer enforcement surge, which produced over 50,000 arrests a month for the first time, and comes after prior ICE shootings in Houston, Maine, and Minnesota this year.
- The identity and nationality of the wounded man, and the whereabouts of the involved agent, have not yet been disclosed.
“clear, third-party eyes”
Kirk Watson, Austin Mayor · Globe and Mail · Sep 19
Greg Casar U.S. Representative for parts of AustinKirk Watson Mayor of AustinLisa Davis Austin Police ChiefMike Siegel Texas state representative for District 7U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Federal agency whose officer carried out the shooting
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Rep. Greg Casar calls for ICE to end its Austin surge
Casar, who represents parts of Austin, called for transparency in the investigation and said ICE's enforcement surge should end in the city.
“It is awful that this horror has come to our doorstep. For Austin to be safe, ICE should end its surge here.”
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Updated 5:18 PM EDT, September 20, 2026 @apnews.com: "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."
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If an unmarked vehicle, without emergency lights or siren, tried to pull you over and then begins ramming you, would you try to get away? I would. And I am a retired police officer who is white.
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The current story (Updated 5:41 PM EDT) at the above URL, DROPS the paragraph where Austin City Council Member Mike Siegel states the ICE officer rammed the car and shot 5 times. The 5:30 pm version of @apnews.com story including Siegel's statement is still up at:
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Austin officials demand city-led investigation of ICE shooting — Police Chief Lisa Davis said the man was in serious but stable condition and that Austin police were not involved in the shooting; Mayor Kirk Watson said he wants Austin police involved in the investigation for 'clear, third-party eyes' rather than letting ICE investigate itself. DHS did not join the news conference or respond to requests for details.
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ICE agent rams car, shoots man during Austin traffic stop — An ICE officer rammed the man's vehicle, got out of the federal vehicle and opened fire at least five times after a traffic stop on Austin's north side, wounding the unnamed man once in the torso.
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ICE officer shoots Colombian man Johan Sebastián in Maine — A 25-year-old Colombian man was shot by an ICE officer; relatives told the Associated Press the officer, an Army veteran, had struggled with serious mental health issues since early childhood and 'never should have been given a badge and gun to patrol American streets.'
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ICE officer fatally shoots Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston — Federal agents in unmarked vehicles pursued Salgado Araujo, 52, while he was taking his construction crew to a job site, and an ICE officer fatally shot him.
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ICE enforcement killings of Pretti and Good draw condemnation — The administration's enforcement efforts were widely condemned last winter after the killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Macklin Good in Minnesota.
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I would too. These thugs ordered 6000 pairs of electroshock gloves!!🧤🧤
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ICE picked the wrong town to start a conflict.
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Absolutely, and it's what safety professionals recommended in my college and career days, at least for women's safety.
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If Nazi tactics are used treat them as Nazis. Infringing on you and your rights = illegal so that makes them criminals. Fuck them and piss on their graves What will I do with Nazis or anyone like that? Oops, sorry bro,
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Vehicle ramming and "PIT" maneuvers continue to part of their tactics. They do not care. If there's video to show ICE rammed a car, often there's a basis for people who have been charged to get off. I'm talking U.S. citizens who the govt slapped with bogus charges. Non citizen? They've got you.
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My recollection is that not all of them used to carry guns. This administration has made it very clear they intend to do the maximum possible to intimidate. That includes shooting people. One of the president's top aides has said publicly ICE agents will be protected for what they do on the job.
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ICE not beating the emotional shooters allegations.
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Can I ask why ICE officers are even armed with anything more than maybe a stun gun? Their defenseless non-criminal prey is not armed or dangerous.
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The Fox News affiliate in Austin is showing that a few community members have started to gather across the street from the scene where the bullet-pocked car is still sitting. URL:
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@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social N.B. the paragraph where City Council Member Mike Siegel describes the shooting was dropped from the next update of the AP story at 5:41 pm. Maybe because he say how he knew it? In any event, I captured an earlier version and screenshotted it above. ⬆️
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I wonder if Siegel was pressured to change his story.
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Just as I indicated, it's in the AP story. But stories about shootings (especially) always change as they develop. See how I noted it was from 5:18 pm? At 5:41, AP posted an updated story at the exact same URL that no longer includes the statement. Just so you know it's real, see below.