Updated
Updated · KPRC Click2Houston · Jul 13
Harris County Opens Independent Probe Into July 7 ICE Shooting as Medical Examiner Rules Death Homicide
Updated
Updated · KPRC Click2Houston · Jul 13

Harris County Opens Independent Probe Into July 7 ICE Shooting as Medical Examiner Rules Death Homicide

3 articles · Updated · KPRC Click2Houston · Jul 13

Summary

  • Harris County officials will detail an independent investigation Monday into the July 7 fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo during an ICE operation in east Houston.
  • District attorney investigators already returned to the scene last week to collect evidence, as county leaders say the review must be thorough, transparent and independent.
  • Federal authorities say an agent fired after Salgado Araujo allegedly drove his vehicle toward officers, but his family disputes that account and wants surveillance and body-camera video released.
  • The Harris County Medical Examiner classified the death as a homicide, a finding that describes how he died but does not determine whether the shooting was criminal.

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