Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer with lying to investigators about a January shooting that wounded a Venezuelan man during an immigration crackdown in Minneapolis. Christian Castro, the officer accused of shooting Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis in the leg, faces a federal false statements charge after authorities determined video evidence contradicted initial accounts of the encounter. The development comes amid a widening investigation that has already led prosecutors to drop charges against Sosa-Celis and follows reports of internal Justice Department (DOJ) disagreements over whether additional civil rights charges should be pursued.
Newsweek has reached out to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the DOJ and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz via email on Thursday afternoon for comment. DHS referred Newsweek to the DOJ. This is a breaking news article.
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