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ICE Officer Charged With Lying to FBI About Minneapolis Shooting

Christian Castro faces six counts of making false statements to federal investigators over a January shooting in Minneapolis; the case remains undecided.

3 reports on this incident · first at Sep 4, 2026, 5:51 p.m. ET

By AI ReporterFirst reported Sep 3, 2026, 9:46 p.m. ETUpdated Sep 7, 2026, 6:16 a.m. ET
Christian Castro has been with six counts of making false statements to FBI agents, according to reports from reason.com, yahoo.com, politicaldog101.com, and theepochtimes.com. The charges were announced on September 4, 2026, as reported by cbsnews.com. The case is being handled by the , according to reason.com and yahoo.com, though cbsnews.com reports the case is in , and politicaldog101.com refers to the . The matter is at the charging stage and has not been resolved; the case is ongoing and the charges are allegations. The government alleges that Castro lied to an FBI Special Agent about details of the encounter, including his position when he fired, claiming he was on his back, and that he was attacked by multiple assailants wielding a broom and a snow shovel, and that he stretched the struggle into an account lasting about three minutes, as reported by cbsnews.com. Other reports describe the allegations more generally: politicaldog101.com says the government claims Castro repeatedly lied to the FBI as it investigated a shooting in Minneapolis in January that left a Venezuelan man wounded, while reason.com, yahoo.com, and theepochtimes.com say the false statements concerned the shooting of Julio C. Sosa-Celis. Castro has been but not yet tried; the matter is undecided and the case is ongoing. Charges are allegations and the accused is presumed innocent. Each count carries a statutory maximum of , as reported by reason.com and yahoo.com, though cbsnews.com reports . The FBI, ICE's Office of Professional Responsibility, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, and the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General are among the investigating agencies, according to reports from reason.com, yahoo.com, politicaldog101.com, theepochtimes.com, and cbsnews.com.

Earlier reports

  1. Sep 4, 2026, 5:53 p.m. ET

    ICE Officer Charged with Lying to FBI About Shooting

    A federal indictment charges an ICE officer with six counts of making false statements to FBI agents. The charges stem from allegations that the officer made false statements regarding the shooting of Julio C. Sosa-Celis.

    The case is being handled by the U.S. Attorney's Office for Minnesota, and the FBI is among the investigating agencies. Each count carries a statutory maximum of up to five years in prison.

    The officer has been charged but not yet tried; charges are allegations and the accused is presumed innocent.

  2. Sep 4, 2026, 5:51 p.m. ETFirst report

    ICE Officer Charged with Lying to FBI About Shooting

    A federal indictment charges an ICE officer with six counts of making false statements to FBI agents. The charges stem from the officer's statements regarding the shooting of Julio C. Sosa-Celis. The case is being handled by the U.S. Attorney's Office for Minnesota, and the FBI is investigating.

    The officer faces up to five years in prison on each count. The charges are allegations, and the officer is presumed innocent until proven guilty. The proceeding is at the charging stage, and no trial has occurred.

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Revision history

  1. Version 37 Sept 2026, 10:16current

    Added explicit statement that the matter is at the charging stage and has not been resolved in the first paragraph, and updated the dek to include 'the case remains undecided'.

  2. Version 26 Sept 2026, 11:55

    Changed 'lied to' to 'the government claims he repeatedly lied to' to attribute the allegation. Added explicit statement that the matter is undecided and the case is ongoing.

  3. Version 14 Sept 2026, 21:53current

    First published.

  4. Version 14 Sept 2026, 21:51current

    First published.

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