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ICE Shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo Through Open Passenger Window in Houston, Witnesses Say
The New York Times • • general
Key Points:
- A man, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, was shot and killed during an ICE operation in Houston, with the fatal shot fired into the front passenger side window of the vehicle he was driving.
- Witnesses, including the victim's brother who was in the front passenger seat, provided firsthand accounts of the shooting to Representative Sylvia Garcia and lawyer Ruby Powers.
- ICE agents trailed the van carrying Lorenzo and three others before the shooting, but it is unclear if they identified themselves or used emergency lights during the critical moments on Canal Street.
- Video evidence is inconclusive about the precise timing of the shooting and whether ICE agents activated emergency lights at the time of the incident.
