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DA Calls Van Lemon Water, Not Meth, Prosecutes ICE Shooter

7/26/2026

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District Attorney Sean Teare announced his test showed van’s substance was an electrolyte mix of salt and lemon water, not narcotics, contradicting a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warrant alleging meth.
ICE officer shot 51-year-old Lorenzo Salgado Araujo on July 7 in Houston after claiming the vehicle was weaponized.
Sean Teare told a July 24 hearing that unsealing the FBI warrant was unprecedented and will prosecute ICE agents for wrongdoing.

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District Attorney Sean Teare announced his test showed van’s substance was an electrolyte mix of salt and lemon water, not narcotics, contradicting a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warrant alleging meth.
ICE officer shot 51-year-old Lorenzo Salgado Araujo on July 7 in Houston after claiming the vehicle was weaponized.
Sean Teare told a July 24 hearing that unsealing the FBI warrant was unprecedented and will prosecute ICE agents for wrongdoing.