Family demands an independent probe after ICE officer fatally shoots a man in Houston
Family and advocates seek video release and an independent investigation after ICE says an agent fired in self-defense during the fatal encounter.
- An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in his work van near Wayside Drive and Canal Street in Houston on Tuesday morning.
- Salgado Araujo left home around 5 a.m. to pick up his construction crew, maintaining a daily routine for nearly 35 years in the United States before the incident.
- Latino civil rights leaders and LULAC demand an independent investigation and video release, while ICE claims an agent fired in self-defense after the vehicle allegedly rammed officers.
- Ronaldo Salgado, the victim's son, reported that three men including his uncle were detained during the operation and remain unreachable, complicating independent verification of events.
- The shooting occurred on the six-month anniversary of an ICE killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis, as advocates note that locating detained individuals can take 48 to 72 hours or longer.
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The last day in Lorenzo Salgado’s life began as most of the last 35 years he spent in the United States: he woke up early, cleaned up, kissed his wife, caressed his dog and went to work. Minutes later, an immigration officer shot him.
Thousands of people protested in Houston after the death of a Mexican during an ICE arrest attempt.
‘He Did Not Deserve to Die’: Son of Man Killed by ICE Demands Independent Investigation
The family of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo is demanding a full, independent investigation into his killing by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Houston earlier this week, as they and their lawyers warned that the government was being dishonest about the incident.
A Mexican man was shot dead on Tuesday, July 7, by ICE, the U.S. immigration enforcement agency, in a working-class neighborhood of Houston, Texas. According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the man reportedly "refused to comply during a traffic stop" and was "in the country illegally."
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