ICE Arrests Crime Witness Who Helped Houston Police Identify Shooting Suspect
The witness helped identify a suspect, and Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare said 34 emergency calls involved people later taken by ICE.
- On Sunday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detained Juan Francisco Monroy Turuy, a 54-year-old witness who called the Houston Police Department to report a shooting at a Home Depot in Alief.
- Although HPD stated it did not contact federal agents, the department previously issued a directive enabling officers to "wait a reasonable amount of time" for ICE to "obtain custody" of people with civil immigration warrants.
- Federal agents arrested Monroy because he was allegedly "convicted of a criminal offense," while HPD officers arrested the actual shooting suspect, David Mendez, for unlawful possession of a firearm.
- Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare expressed concern that detentions discourage witness cooperation, stating, "When ICE grabs people, they effectively go into a black hole," making prosecution difficult.
- This incident adds to scrutiny following the fatal July shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, as department data shows HPD officers contacted ICE more than 100 times between April and June, including 34 emergency calls.
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ICE detained a man in Houston after he reported a shooting to local police
The incident could limit prosecutors' ability to investigate the shooting and also raises renewed questions about the Houston Police Department's cooperation with the federal immigration agency.
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HOUSTON, Texas – A man who called 911 after hearing shots fired outside a Home Depot in southwestern Houston ended up being detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents while collaborating with the police investigation. The man arrested was identified by ICE as Juan Francisco Monroy Turuy, 54 years old and a Guatemalan citizen. According to the federal agency, he remains in custody at a immigration processing center in Montgomery…
HOUSTON – A man who called 911 after hearing shots fired outside a Home Depot in southwestern Houston ended up being detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents while collaborating with the police investigation. The man arrested was identified by ICE as Juan Francisco Monroy Turuy, 54 years old and a Guatemalan citizen. According to the federal agency, he remains in custody at a immigration processing center in Montgomery County…
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