ICE Agent Charged in Minneapolis Shooting Arrested

Christian Castro, an ICE agent charged in connection with a January shooting in Minneapolis, was arrested in Texas. He was taken into custody by agents from the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General and Texas Rangers, with Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension investigators present. Castro faced four counts of second-degree assault and one count of falsely reporting a crime tied to Operation Metro Surge. Prosecutors allege he fired through the front door after knowing people had just entered, striking Julio Sosa-Celis in the leg and continuing into a child’s bedroom wall. Earlier federal accounts claimed Castro was beaten with a snow shovel and broom handle, but prosecutors now allege Castro was never hit and fired while standing alone outside.

"Christian Castro, 52, was taken into custody by agents from the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General and Texas Rangers, with investigators from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension present, according to the statement. Castro was charged earlier this month with four counts of second-degree assault and one count of falsely reporting a crime stemming from a Jan. 14 incident during Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota."

"Prosecutors allege Castro fired his weapon through the front door of a Minneapolis home after knowing that several people had just run inside. According to charging documents previously announced by Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty, the bullet struck Julio Sosa-Celis in the leg before continuing into the wall of a child's bedroom."

"In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, federal officials alleged that Sosa-Celis and another man had beaten Castro with a snow shovel and broom handle, forcing him to fire a defensive shot. Prosecutors now say Castro was never hit with either object or any weapon at all and instead fired through the home's front door while standing alone outside."

"“Today's arrest is a critical step forward in our prosecution of Mr. Castro,” Moriarty said in her Friday statement. “The BCA's investigative work was instrumental in this process, and we're grateful for their collaboration as we pursue accountability for this incident on behalf of Mr. Sosa-Celis, his famil”"

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