f{"id":50477,"date":"2026-09-21T23:14:21","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T06:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=50477"},"modified":"2026-09-21T23:14:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T06:14:21","slug":"this-violence-cannot-continue-ice-shooting-of-man-in-austin-sparks-outrage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2026\/09\/21\/this-violence-cannot-continue-ice-shooting-of-man-in-austin-sparks-outrage\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018This Violence Cannot Continue\u2019: ICE Shooting of Man in Austin Sparks Outrage"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hundreds of people protest against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement outside Austin City Hall in Austin, Texas, on January 10, 2026.(Photo by Stephanie Tacy\/NurPhoto via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cICE has been terrorizing our country for far too long,\u201d said Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Greg Casar, who represents the district where the shooting occurred.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Brett Wilkins<\/a><\/p>\n
Sep 20, 2026 (CommonDreams.org)<\/span><\/div>\n
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An Immigration<\/a> and Customs Enforcement agent shot and wounded a man in Austin, Texas<\/a> on Sunday, prompting demands for an independent investigation and renewed calls from progressive lawmakers and activists to abolish ICE amid the Trump administration\u2019s deadly immigration crackdown.<\/p>\n

Local ABC affiliate KVUE reported<\/a> that the shooting occurred in the 7000 block of West Anderson Lane, near the intersection of Research Boulevard and Anderson Square. An unidentified man was taken to a hospital. His condition was initially unclear; the Austin American-Statesman later reported<\/a> that he was alert and talking.<\/p>\n

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The circumstances leading to the shooting are under investigation.<\/p>\n

Independent journalist Emiliano Tahui G\u00f3mez spoke with two witnesses.<\/p>\n

\u201cNedevia Bola\u00f1os and her husband, Carlos, own a business just off the intersection where the shooting happened,\u201d G\u00f3mez reported<\/a> on social media<\/a>. \u201cShortly before 1 pm they say they heard what sounded like two gunshots. Carlos ran out first. A blue Toyota sedan and a black Escalade were stopped under the highway.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carlos said he saw a man who looked like he was in his 30s \u201cleaning backwards against his seat. A masked agent was standing outside the car. The agent refused to answer questions. Within a few minutes, as many as 10 other ICE agents arrived.\u201d<\/p>\n

G\u00f3mez continued:<\/p>\n

Carlos asked the victim if he was ok. \u201cYes,\u201d the man said in Spanish, but he looked exhausted. Carlos asked why they had shot him. \u201cBecause I didn\u2019t stop.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bola\u00f1os ran up next. She said she continuously asked the ICE agents about why they\u2019d shot him and if they were going to render aid. They didn\u2019t answer her. It was an [Austin Police Department] officer who later arrived and cut open the young man\u2019s shirt, revealing a deep hole between his shoulder blades.<\/p>\n

The ambulance arrived about 10 minutes after and carried him off.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve never seen all this. Thank God I\u2019m a citizen,\u201d Bola\u00f1os said in Spanish. \u201cOr I\u2019d be living like this. In a dream of terror.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

CBS Austin reporter Vinny Martorano said<\/a> on social media that Austin City Councilman Mike Siegel told him that \u201can ICE agent, who is well-known in the city\u2019s Latino community, sideswiped the man\u2019s car. Then the officer got out and shot the driver five times through the windshield.\u201d<\/p>\n

Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Greg Casar<\/a> (D-Texas)\u2014who represents the district where the shooting occurred\u2014said<\/a> on social media that \u201cthe horror has come to our city: ICE has shot a person in Austin this morning.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAs 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,\u201d he continued. \u201cOver and over, ICE has shot people and then lied about what happened. We can see the lies with our own eyes. We will demand truth, transparency, and accountability.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cJust like Americans have from Minneapolis to Houston, Austinites will speak out peacefully against this deadly mass deportation machine,\u201d Casar added. \u201cICE has been terrorizing our country for far too long. We will not be silent.\u201d<\/p>\n

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