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Austin ICE shooting: Man shot by ICE agent undergoes surgery

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The man shot by an ICE agent in North Austin has undergone surgery nearly two weeks after the shooting. Wilber Perez undergoes surgery Attorneys for Wilber Perez said he is recovering in the hospital after surgeons removed a bullet from his back.

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  1. Texas Tribune

    Austin man has surgery 11 days after being shot by ICE agent (opens Texas Tribune)

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    The surgery on the Venezuelan national, who has been in custody since his Sept. 20 run-in with an immigration officer, removed the bullet lodged in his back.

  2. KXAN Austin

    Bullet removed from man shot by ICE agents in Austin, wife says (opens KXAN Austin)

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    Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, the Venezuelan man shot by ICE agents in north Austin, underwent surgery to remove a bullet and is recovering in U.S. Marshals custody, his wife said.

  3. MyNorthwest

    Venezuelan delivery driver shot by ICE has surgery to remove bullet (opens MyNorthwest)

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    AUSTIN (AP) — A Venezuelan delivery driver who was shot by a federal immigration agent in Texas had surgery Thursday to remove the bullet lodged in his back for nearly two weeks. Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, 28, had appeared in court in a wheelchair on Wednesday, wearing a sling on his arm.

  4. The Guardian

    Man shot by ICE in Texas has surgery to remove bullet lodged in his back (opens The Guardian)

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    Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez remains in custody after surgery to remove bullet supporters say was stuck close to his spine The Venezuelan delivery driver who was shot and wounded by a federal immigration agent in Texas last month had surgery on Thursday to remove the bullet that had been lodged in his…

  5. Washington Examiner

    Venezuelan man shot by ICE has bullet removed 11 days later (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, the Venezuelan man who was shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer during a traffic stop in Austin, Texas, had a bullet removed from his back Thursday, nearly two weeks after the shooting.

  6. Fox7 Austin

    Austin ICE shooting: Man shot by ICE agent undergoes surgery (opens Fox7 Austin)

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    Fox7 Austin's feed description

    The man shot by an ICE agent in North Austin has undergone surgery nearly two weeks after the shooting. Wilber Perez undergoes surgery Attorneys for Wilber Perez said he is recovering in the hospital after surgeons removed a bullet from his back.

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