Feds charges ICE agent with lying about Minneapolis shooting: Report

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The Department of Justice has charged ICE agent Christian Castro with making false statements connected to the shooting of a Venezuelan in Minneapolis in January, The Associated Press reports.ICE agent chargedA source tells The Associated Press that Castro is being charged with making false statements in connection with the shooting of Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis.In an update Thursday evening, the source told The Associated Press that Castro has since turned himself in to federal authorities, and remains in custody. Castro claimed he shot Sosa-Celis after being attacked with a shovel and broom while attempting to make an arrest. However, surveillance video and witness statements ultimately contradicted his story.The shooting came in the midst of the massive federal immigration operation in Minnesota. Sosa-Celis was shot one week after Renee Good and 10 days before Alex Pretti.The shooting led to a night of unrest in north Minneapolis, including the raiding of several federal vehicles left a
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