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F.B.I. Searches Houston ICE Shooting Van for Drugs
The New York Times • • general
Key Points:
- The FBI is investigating whether drugs were inside a van when immigration agents fatally shot the driver, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, during an encounter in Houston on July 7.
- A federal search warrant application included photos of small bags inside the white Ford Transit cargo van, describing a search for controlled substances.
- The van's occupants were not the intended targets of the immigration enforcement action, which was focused on someone else, and drugs were not the reason for the agents' pursuit.
- There is no evidence that Salgado Araujo or the other passengers had any involvement with drugs or relevant criminal history.
- The FBI is gathering all facts related to the incident, including what caused the occupants to flee before the shooting.
