ICE agent shoots man in Austin as city officials call for independent investigation

Officials have not confirmed whether he is a US citizen or was the target of an ICE operation.Austin police were not involved in the shooting but are assisting with the investigation alongside the Texas Rangers.Watson said he was “very angry” and “extremely unhappy” about the incident.“While I’m unhappy and I’m angry about it, I’m not surprised at all.

It’s happened in other cities with the nature of ICE and the way ICE is doing its business these days,” Watson said.“We need the facts in this case to really understand what fully happened, but what we are seeing from ICE in Texas and across the country is unacceptable,” he told CNN.

ICE agent shoots man in Austin as city officials call for independent investigation September 21, 2026.