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He drove away, allegedly striking the officer in the torso with the driver’s side-view mirror.<\/p>\n
The court filing alleges that Garces Perez “led them on a high-speed chase through a commercial and residential area”.<\/p>\n
The short pursuit ended when a federal agent’s SUV struck his car and “caused it to spin around”, says the affidavit.<\/p>\n
Garces Perez said that after coming to a forced stop an agent fired his pistol into the back right window of his car.<\/p>\n
The justice department said the “officer caught up to Garces Perez, who allegedly attempted to strike the officer with his car, causing the officer to fire his pistol”.<\/p>\n
The Venezuelan national was struck with a bullet in his upper back, where his lawyers say it remains lodged, placing him “in grave danger”.<\/p>\n
DHS last week said Garces Perez has received “some of the best medical care he’s ever received in his life”.<\/p>\n
A judge last week temporarily blocked Garces Perez’s deportation.<\/p>\n
He entered the US in 2024 using CBP One, an asylum-seeker programme introduced by President Joe Biden and cancelled by President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n