A DoorDash driver in Texas is charged with assault after a September 20 incident in which ICE agents shot him. The U.S. government issues a more detailed public account of the shooting as it announces the charge, and the case is described in connection with a confrontation involving officers and a vehicle.
According to the reports, Wilber Garcés Pérez is accused of striking an ICE agent with his rear-view or side mirror during the incident before he was arrested. He is also described as being shot in the back and as having a bullet near his spine, after which he was detained.
The outlets focus on different aspects of the same event: one emphasizes the government’s newly released account and the timing of the charges, while the other details the defendant’s alleged actions and injuries and identifies the driver by name. Both describe the shooting and the assault allegation tied to contact with an officer’s position during the encounter.
