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The Department of Justice has charged U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Christian J. Castro with making false statements to federal investigators after a Venezuelan man was shot in Minneapolis earlier this year, a source close to the matter told The Associated Press.
Castro shot Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis on Jan. 14 in Minneapolis after Sosa-Celis allegedly ran from a traffic stop.
Back in January, Homeland Security initially said three people assaulted Castro with a snow shovel and broom handles for three minutes, but video of the incident released by the City of Minneapolis contradicts that claim.
The video shows Sosa-Celis running toward the house, slipping, and falling before the ICE agent catches up with him. Another man is seen dropping a snow shovel and going inside the house.
Castro’s version of events, as detailed in an FBI affidavit, describes three men beating him with a shovel and a...
