ICE Officer Fatally Shoots Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston as FBI Probes 6th Deadly Case
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Updated · CNN · Jul 7
ICE Officer Fatally Shoots Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston as FBI Probes 6th Deadly Case
3 articles · Updated · CNN · Jul 7
Summary
Houston ICE officers shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican national, during a Tuesday arrest operation after authorities said he ignored commands, struck an ICE vehicle and tried to ram an agent.
DHS said the officer fired in self-defense and Araujo, who was targeted for living in the US without legal permission, later died at a hospital.
The FBI’s Houston field office is investigating a potential assault on a federal officer, while its evidence team processed the scene at DHS’s request.
Sylvia Garcia and Latino civil-rights group LULAC called for an independent review and release of video, citing past cases in which federal accounts were later disputed.
At least 6 deadly federal-officer shootings have occurred since the Trump administration intensified immigration enforcement; Houston has faced heightened ICE activity after more than 10,000 arrests in a five-day June stretch.