ICE Officer Kills Mexican Man in Houston Traffic Stop, FBI Probes 6:50 a.m. Shooting
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Updated · The New York Times · Jul 7
ICE Officer Kills Mexican Man in Houston Traffic Stop, FBI Probes 6:50 a.m. Shooting
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jul 7
Summary
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo died after an ICE agent shot him in the abdomen during a Houston traffic stop around 6:50 a.m. Tuesday, according to ICE and the Houston Fire Department.
ICE acting director David Venturella said agents were trying to arrest Araujo when he "weaponized his vehicle" and tried to run over an officer, prompting the gunfire; the agency did not provide immediate evidence for that account.
The FBI is leading the investigation, and ICE has not said why Araujo was being sought before the stop.
The shooting lands amid scrutiny of immigration-agent use of force after video in several cases this year, including fatal Minneapolis shootings, contradicted federal accounts and helped sink charges in another case.