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ICE Officer Fatally Shoots Mexican Immigrant in Houston

7/12/2026

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Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a 52-year-old Mexican immigrant, was shot dead by an immigration officer in Magnolia Park, Houston, on Tuesday morning.
Bystander video shows the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) vehicles were unmarked and lacked lights.
ICE officials said the driver rammed a vehicle and tried to run over an officer.
A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokeswoman said Salgado Araujo and three passengers were not the operation’s original targets.

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Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a 52-year-old Mexican immigrant, was shot dead by an immigration officer in Magnolia Park, Houston, on Tuesday morning.
Bystander video shows the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) vehicles were unmarked and lacked lights.
ICE officials said the driver rammed a vehicle and tried to run over an officer.
A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokeswoman said Salgado Araujo and three passengers were not the operation’s original targets.