ABCNEWS - Federal judge orders release of witness to Houston ICE shooting
Tirado Pantoja has been in the country since 1996 and has a son and stepdaughter who are both U.S. citizens.
Tirado Pantoja has been in the country since 1996 and has a son and stepdaughter who are both U.S. citizens.
A congresswoman and a lawyer relayed witness accounts that diverge from Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s version of the fatal encounter.
The mayor noted during an afternoon press conference that he directed Houston Police Chief Noe Diaz to take a “proactive” approach to the investigation into the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo.
The sons of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo recalled their father’s love of soccer and said they would “continue to keep fighting for him.”
The shooting death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo occurred as immigration enforcement has ramped up across the country, with thousands being arrested daily.
Mr. Araujo was a father, a husband and a business owner who had moved to the United States 35 years ago from Mexico.
Officials say agents believed a passenger resembled one suspect, but the encounter quickly escalated into a fatal shooting.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers shot and killed a Mexican national during an incident in Houston on Tuesday, the agency said.
The son of a Mexican national fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Houston says he was a hardworking father who had been working toward a work permit after 35 years in the U.S.
Ruben Ray Martinez is considered the first person to be killed by ICE during President Trump's second term. His mother believes his death could have been avoided.