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Lawyer for Austin ICE shooting victim sparks online fury over 'sickening' deleted Charlie Kirk post

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Miller, A. (2026, September 23). Lawyer for Austin ICE shooting victim sparks online fury over 'sickening' deleted Charlie Kirk post. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/lawyer-austin-ice-shooting-victim-sparks-online-fury-sickening-deleted-charlie-kirk-post

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Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch, a lawyer representing Wilber Garces Perez—an alleged illegal immigrant shot by ICE officers in Austin—has come under fire for a deleted social media post deemed to mock conservative commentator Charlie Kirk’s recent death. The post was resurfaced and criticized widely on X (formerly Twitter) by conservatives who questioned Lincoln-Goldfinch's credibility. She responded to the controversy, stating that the post could be misconstrued and had been removed from her account.
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Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch, a lawyer representing Venezuelan immigrant Jossielis Hernández who was shot by ICE agents during a high-speed chase in Austin, Texas, faced backlash online for a deleted social media post. The post, which was later resurfaced and critiqued by conservatives on platforms like X (formerly Twitter), allegedly mocked the idea of being shot while resisting federal officers by jokingly referencing conservative commentator Charlie Kirk's assassination plot. Critics such as retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Larry Brock Jr., Charlie Kirk Show Executive Producer Andrew Kolvet, and influencers LibsofTikTok and Gunther Eagleman condemned Lincoln-Goldfinch’s post for undermining her credibility in defending Hernández against the official narrative from federal law enforcement agencies.

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This article reads leans strongly right and hedges 11% of its claims. Each row says how that neighbour differs.
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Hedges 1 of 15 claims Outlet record 59/100
“The articles discuss different aspects of events related to Charlie Kirk but do not describe the same specific incident.”
Toronto Star
⚖️ Leans strongly left further left than this Hedges 0 of 4 claims Outlet record 64/100
“The articles discuss different aspects of events related to Charlie Kirk but do not describe the same specific incident.”
Fox News
Hedges 1 of 14 claims Outlet record 69/100
“The articles describe different aspects of a series of events related to an ICE shooting in Austin, but they do not describe the same specific incident.”
New York Post
Hedges 5 of 25 claims Outlet record 66/100
“While both articles discuss reactions to Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch's deleted post about Charlie Kirk, Article A focuses on the controversy surrounding her post, while Article B discusses Turnip Media's response and stance regarding ICE officers involved in the shooting.”
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Topics

Air Force ICE Immigration and Customs Enforcement Lincoln-Goldfinch Venezuelan

Subjects

Charlie Kirk PERSON · 5× Lincoln-Goldfinch PERSON · 4× ICE ORG · 3× Perez PERSON · 2× Air Force ORG · 1× FIRST ON FOX: PERSON · 1× Immigration and Customs Enforcement ORG · 1× Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch PERSON · 1× Larry Brock Jr. PERSON · 1× Lincoln-Goldfinch’s PERSON · 1×

Narrative

"Ladies and gentleman, the lawyer representing the Venezuelan illegal who was shot in Austin by DHS after a high-speed car chase, is exactly how you'd imagine her," Charlie Kirk Show Executive Producer Andrew Kolvet posted on X. "POS scum," conservative influencer LibsofTikTok posted on X. "She represents a man shot resisting federal officers, then jokes about Charlie Kirk catching one in the neck," conservative influencer Gunther Eagleman posted on X, adding that the lawyer’s post was "sickening and pathetic."
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-24
🔮 We recognized the post could be misconstrued and that's why it came down.

Claims (19 extracted, 2 hedged)

Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch, the lawyer representing an alleged illegal immigrant shot by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), is facing heat over a post critics say mocked the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk. asserted
critics → represent → Kirk
In a deleted post, re-surfaced in a screenshot from retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Larry Brock Jr., Lincoln-Goldfinch wrote, "How do you resist getting shot in the neck? asserted
you → delete → neck
Does Charlie Kirk have any advice on that?" asserted
Kirk → have → that
The post was quickly highlighted by conservatives on social media who made the argument that it questions Lincoln-Goldfinch’s credibility as she defends her client to the media and pushes back against the official story from federal law enforcement. asserted
she → highlight → enforcement
"Ladies and gentleman, the lawyer representing the Venezuelan illegal who was shot in Austin by DHS after a high-speed car chase, is exactly how you'd imagine her," Charlie Kirk Show Executive Producer Andrew Kolvet posted on X. "POS scum," conservative influencer LibsofTikTok posted on X. "She represents a man shot resisting federal officers, then jokes about Charlie Kirk catching one in the neck," conservative influencer Gunther Eagleman posted on X, adding that the lawyer’s post was "sickening and pathetic." asserted
post → represent → X
"That is not lawyering. That is cheering political violence. asserted
That → cheer → violence
This is who they put on the case. asserted
they → put → case
America is done pretending these people are just professionals. asserted
people → do → ?
" "Nasty woman," Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) posted on X. asserted
Mace → post → X.
In a statement to Fox News Digital, Lincoln-Goldfinch publicly addressed the issue for the first time, saying, "A post referencing the death of Charlie Kirk was removed from our account. asserted
post → address → account
We recognized the post could be misconstrued and that's why it came down. uncertain
it → recognize → ?
We have also addressed this issue internally." asserted
We → address → issue
In a LinkedIn post last year, Lincoln-Goldfinch offered condolences to the Kirk family, pointing to "gun violence" as one of the main takeaways. asserted
Goldfinch → offer → takeaways
"My heart goes out to the family of Charlie Kirk," she wrote. asserted
she → go → Kirk
We owe it to each other to process this event with compassion and seriousness, and also to approach solutions with equal seriousness." asserted
We → owe → seriousness
28-year-old Wilber Garces Perez was shot by ICE officers on Sunday sparking protests across the city that resulted in arrests and injured police officers. asserted
that → shoot → arrests
The Department of Homeland Security says that Perez was an illegal alien who fled during a targeted vehicle stop. asserted
who → say → stop
"No amount of smears and false narratives will slow down ICE from doing its job to arrest illegal aliens from our communities," the department said in an X thread outlining what it called misinformation about the shooting. asserted
it → slow → shooting
Lincoln-Goldfinch as pushed back on several of the government's claims on social media, including that Perez is in the country illegally. uncertain
Perez → push → country
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