Overview
- Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was shot during an ICE traffic stop in Houston on Tuesday, July 7, and the Harris County Medical Examiner has ruled his death a homicide from a gunshot wound to the torso.
- A Department of Homeland Security official told lawmakers that agents thought Salgado Araujo resembled the person they were seeking and that he was not the intended target of the operation.
- Passengers and separate witnesses say their accounts conflict with ICE’s claim that Salgado Araujo 'weaponized' his van, reporting that no agent stood in front of the vehicle and that shots came from the sides.
- Federal and local probes are open with the DHS Office of Inspector General and the FBI investigating and the Harris County district attorney conducting a review while no body-worn or dashboard footage has been released.
- Three men from the van remain detained at the Montgomery processing center and their attorney says they face pressure to sign self-deportation papers as community groups, lawmakers and Mexican officials press for independent review.