Man killed by ICE agents not intended target of immigration arrest, DHS says
Summary
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a man killed by federal immigration agents in Houston, was not the intended target of their operation, according to the Department of Homeland Security. The agents were looking for two other individuals but stopped Salgado Araujo by mistake, leading to a fatal shooting that is now under investigation.Key Facts
- Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was a Mexican immigrant who lived in the U.S. for 35 years.
- ICE agents were searching for two Guatemalan targets but stopped Salgado Araujo during a traffic stop.
- Salgado Araujo was driving a white van with three other men, one of whom was identified as his brother and taken into immigration custody.
- DHS said agents saw a white van like the one at their target’s address before stopping Salgado Araujo.
- The ICE agents said Salgado Araujo tried to run over an officer, who then shot him in self-defense.
- There is no video or other evidence publicly available to support the agents' version.
- Salgado Araujo died in the hospital from a gunshot wound to the abdomen.
- The Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general will investigate the shooting.
- This incident is the 10th fatal shooting involving federal immigration agents since President Donald Trump’s second administration began.
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