ICE Agent Arrested Over Non-Fatal Shooting In Tim Walz’s Minnesota

An 🛂Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent was arrested Friday after being accused of shooting of an immigrant earlier this year and lying about it.

ICE agent Christian Castro was arrested in Texas by Department of Homeland Security Office of the Inspector General agents and Texas Rangers after the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension investigators located him, according to a press release from the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office.

Castro discharged his weapon through the front door of a Minnesota home knowing people were inside and hit a victim’s leg on Jan. 14, according to the release. The attorney’s Office charged him earlier this month with four counts of second degree assault and one account of falsely reporting a crime for the incident on Jan. 14.

On Jan. 14, Castro tried to arrest Venezuelan migrant, Alfredo Aljorna, after a car chase. Aljorna got away from Castro and the immigrant ran into his own home. Castro then discharged his weapon through the door, and hit Aljorna’s roommate, Julio Sosa-Celis, in the leg, according to The New York Times (NYT). Castro told investigators after that he had shot out of fear for his life as men struck him with a shovel and a broom for several minutes.

Based on this, Aljorna and Sosa-Celis were initially charged, but the charges were dropped after police video footage from that night was reviewed, according to the outlet.

ICE and the Justice Department then opened an investigation into the matter, according