(FOX 9) - The Department of Justice has charged ICE agent Christian Castro with making false statements connected to the shooting of a Venezuelan in Minneapolis in January, The Associated Press reports.

What we know: A source tells The Associated Press that Castro is being charged with making false statements in connection with the shooting of Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis.

Castro claimed he shot Sosa-Celis after being attacked with a shovel and broom while attempting to make an arrest.