Austin police expect to finish an independent investigation into an ICE officer’s shooting of a 28-year-old man in north Austin within a couple of weeks, Police Chief Lisa Davis said Thursday, Oct. 8. After the investigation is complete, the department plans to present its findings to the Travis County District Attorney’s Office. Davis said federal officials have not provided materials requested by Austin police, but investigators are continuing their work. The man, Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, a Venezuelan national who was working as a food delivery driver, was shot and injured during what federal officials described as a targeted vehicle stop. Police began their investigation the day of the shooting, Davis said. Austin police have released video that includes footage recorded by an off-duty detective who drove past the initial stop and captured the sound of gunfire, along with body-camera video from city officers who arrived afterward. ICE has not released body-camera footage of the stop. Perez’s federal criminal complaint includes redacted still images that investigators say show his car striking an ICE officer. Federal prosecutors recently charged Perez with assaulting, resisting and impeding a federal officer. A responding ICE officer alleged Perez hit him with a car while driving away from the stop. The charge is an allegation, not a finding of guilt. The Department of Homeland Security has said Perez entered the United States unlawfully under the Biden administration, had a work permit that expired in 2025 and was under a final removal order issued by an immigration judge. Davis said Austin investigators have sought records and other materials from federal authorities, obtained search warrants and requested an interview with Perez. She said investigators have also attended court hearings as they pursue the case independently.