Man shot by ICE officer detained with bullet in back

The West Australian Anna Wilder and Jesse Bedayn

22 Sept 2026 07:54 AEST Summary

From the report

A Venezuelan man shot by an ICE officer in Texas says he is being held at a detention centre with a bullet still lodged in his back.

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Niral Score 2 mundaneloaded

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Sourcing 71 unattributednamed sources Mood 50 sorrowjoyful

6 read zero: sentiment, political diction, generational, gender, jingoistic, religious

Sentiment 0 hostilefavourable Political diction 0 left-codedright-coded Generational 0 harder on the oldharder on the young Gender 0 no gendered framingframing throughout Jingoistic 0 reports to a readerwrites from a camp Religious 0 not invokedovert

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Man shot by ICE officer detained with bullet in back canberratimes.com.au
Man shot by ICE back in hospital with bullet in back queanbeyanage.com.au
Man shot by ICE back in hospital with bullet in back westernadvocate.com.au
Man shot by ICE back in hospital with bullet in back illawarramercury.com.au
Man shot by ICE back in hospital with bullet in back crookwellgazette.com.au
Man shot by ICE back in hospital with bullet in back goulburnpost.com.au
Man shot by ICE back in hospital with bullet in back merimbulanewsweekly.com.au
Man shot by ICE back in hospital with bullet in back sconeadvocate.com.au
Man shot by ICE back in hospital with bullet in back dailyadvertiser.com.au

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