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ICE officer charged in nonfatal Minneapolis shooting during Operation Metro Surge
Key takeaways
- Christian Castro, 52, faces four counts of second-degree assault with a deadly weapon and one count of falsely reporting a crime, Moriarty said at a press conference.
- Castro is accused of shooting Julio Sosa-Celis on Jan. 14, one week after an ICE officer shot and killed Renee Good, which stirred protests across Minnesota and across the country.
- Sosa-Celis was shot in the leg, through the door of a home with many people, including children, inside, while fortunately missing several others, Moriarty said.
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Christian Castro, 52, faces four counts of second-degree assault with a deadly weapon and one count of falsely reporting a crime, Moriarty said at a press conference.
Castro is accused of shooting Julio Sosa-Celis on Jan. 14, one week after an ICE officer shot and killed Renee Good, which stirred protests across Minnesota and across the country. Protests against federal immigration enforcement grew after another officer shot and killed Alex Pretti. Both Good and Pretti were killed in Minneapolis.
Sosa-Celis was shot in the leg, through the door of a home with many people, including children, inside, while fortunately missing several others, Moriarty said.
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