Man shot by ICE in Austin says he had to sleep on the floor with a bullet in his back

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The man who was shot and wounded by an ICE officer conducting a traffic stop in Austin, Texas, on Sunday is speaking out.

Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, 28, is originally from Venezuela. He told reporters over the phone in Spanish that he spent four hours in the hospital before being released with a bullet still lodged near the back of his neck. A spokesperson for his attorney interpreted the phone …

The man who was shot and wounded by an ICE officer conducting a traffic stop in Austin, Texas, on Sunday is speaking out.

Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, 28, is originally from Venezuela. He told reporters over the phone in Spanish that he spent four hours in the hospital before being released with a bullet still lodged near the back of his neck. A spokesperson for his attorney interpreted the phone …

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