ICE agent charged in Jan. 14 shooting of Venezuelan man

By: Alyssa Chen

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: May 18, 2026

Words: 928

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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Minnesota prosecutors charged U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Christian J. Castro, 52, on Monday with assault in the Jan. 14 shooting of Julio Sosa-Celis in north Minneapolis.

The ICE agent, who was identified for the first time publicly on Monday, faces four counts of second-degree assault as well as one count of falsely reporting a crime.

The latter charge comes from Castro’s earlier accusation that Sosa-Celis and the subject of the agents’ car chase, …

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