ICE agent accused of shooting man in north Minneapolis arrested in Texas
Summary
An ICE agent named Christian Castro was arrested in Texas after being charged with shooting a man in the leg in north Minneapolis and then lying about the incident. Castro was charged with assault and falsely reporting a crime, and federal charges against the victim were dropped after it was found the agents had made false claims.Key Facts
- Christian Castro, 52, is an ICE agent charged with second-degree assault and falsely reporting a crime.
- The shooting happened on January 14 during Operation Metro Surge in north Minneapolis.
- Castro shot Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis, a Venezuelan national, in the leg through a door.
- Castro and another officer falsely accused Sosa-Celis and another man of attacking them.
- The Department of Homeland Security repeated the false accusations initially.
- The agents were placed on leave after the false claims were discovered.
- Federal assault charges against Sosa-Celis and the other man were dropped.
- Castro was found in Texas by investigators, then arrested by DHS agents and Texas Rangers.
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