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FBI search warrant says 'crystal-like substance' found in Lorenzo Salgado Araujo's work van after fatal ICE shooting
Click2Houston • • general
Key Points:
- FBI investigators found multiple bags containing a white crystal-like substance believed to be methamphetamine inside Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s work van, following his fatal shooting by an ICE agent in Houston on July 7.
- ICE agents attempted to stop Salgado Araujo's van after he allegedly refused to stop and drove over a median; an agent later shot and killed him during a subsequent stop in the Magnolia Park neighborhood.
- The FBI obtained a search warrant to examine the vehicle for potential drug offenses, noting the packaging and appearance of the substance were consistent with methamphetamine, though lab confirmation is pending.
- The shooting is under independent investigation by the Harris County District Attorney’s Office, with conflicting accounts from the men in the van and ICE claiming self-defense after the van was allegedly used as a weapon.
- No body or dash camera footage of the shooting has been released, and federal authorities have not confirmed whether the use of deadly force was justified.
