ICE agent charged in nonfatal shooting of Venezuelan immigrant in Minneapolis

The federal agent, Christian Castro, faces five counts, prosecutors said.

May 18, 2026, 2:55 PM

Minnesota prosecutors on Monday announced charges against a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in the nonfatal shooting of a Venezuelan man in Minneapolis earlier this year. 

The federal agent, Christian Castro, was charged with four counts of second-degree assault and one count of falsely reporting a crime in the Jan. 14 shooting of Julio Sosa-Celis, according to the Hennepin County attorney.

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