ICE officer in non-fatal Minnesota shooting arrested after false report
An ICE officer has been arrested in Texas after a shooting incident in Minnesota earlier this year. Christian Castro allegedly shot a Venezuelan national, Julio Sosa-Celis, claiming self-defense, but surveillance footage contradicted his account. He faces multiple charges, including second-degree assault and false reporting of a crime.
- ▪Christian Castro, 52, was arrested on Friday after shooting Julio Sosa-Celis in January.
- ▪Surveillance footage did not support Castro's claim of self-defense during the incident.
- ▪He faces four counts of second-degree assault and one count of falsely reporting a crime.
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An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who shot a Venezuelan national during January’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota was arrested in Texas on Friday. Christian Castro, 52, initially claimed he fired his gun in self-defense after being attacked with a broom and shovel, a claim not backed up by surveillance footage. He was accused of shooting Venezuelan national Julio Sosa-Celis in the leg on Jan. 14, firing through the wall of a knowingly inhabited house. He was arrested on Friday by agents from the Department of Homeland Security Office of the Inspector General, Texas Rangers, and Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
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