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Federal grand jury indicts man shot by ICE officer in Austin

A Venezuelan man who was shot and wounded by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer during a traffic stop in Austin last month has been indicted on a federal assault charge. A federal grand jury indicted Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, 28, on one count of assaulting, resisting, impeding and obstructing a federal officer. Prosecutors...

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