Walkinshaw calls for an independent investigation and body-camera footage
Member of the United States Congress
“ICE shot Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, 28, while he was making a DoorDash delivery in Austin. Now he’s in ICE custody & they’re trying to quickly deport him before the public has a full account of what happened. We need a full, independent investigation and the body cam footage.”
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About this source
In a direct post, Rep. James Walkinshaw said Garces Perez was shot while delivering for DoorDash, warned that ICE might deport him before a full public account, and called for an independent investigation and release of body-camera footage. The post is Walkinshaw’s statement and does not independently establish the underlying facts.
Before the quotation
The statement followed the September 20 Austin shooting, DHS’s announcement that Homeland Security Investigations would lead the inquiry, and public calls for an investigation outside DHS or ICE.
After the quotation
The post calls for an independent or full investigation but does not itself resolve the disputed facts about the shooting or specify the full investigative structure.
How this statement is classified
Case context: Should DHS lead the investigation of the ICE shooting of a delivery driver in Austin?
The label describes this statement’s response within the context above.
Why this label?
On whether DHS should lead its own investigation, Walkinshaw rejects that arrangement: he notes ICE is "trying to quickly deport him before the public has a full account of what happened" and calls for "a full, independent investigation and the body cam footage" — an explicit demand for an inquiry outside DHS/ICE's control.
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Should DHS lead the investigation of the ICE shooting of a delivery driver in Austin?
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