Lorenzo Salgado Araujo shot and killed by ICE agent in Houston, authorities confirm: Live updates

The Harris County District Attorney's Office has confirmed it will be exploring investigative avenues regarding the fatal shooting of a 52-year-old man by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent on Tuesday.

The DA's Office said in a statement that while it remains under federal control, it will review any additional evidence within its reach.

Lorenzo Salgado's family was photographed with DA Sean Teare following the shooting of their father by an ICE agent on Tuesday.

On Wednesday, the community gathered for a march in response to the shooting. Shortly before, the DA's office was out canvassing for information regarding the shooting, sources confirmed to ABC13.

Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare was extensively interviewed following the shooting about the role the county would play. Teare said that the county has been in contact with the Minneapolis District Attorney's Office to learn how they navigated the shooting deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by ICE agents in January of 2026.

Salgado's family has met with Teare in the aftermath of the deadly shooting. A photo was shared on social media by LULAC President Domingo Garcia, a short time after a press conference where community and city leaders condemned the agency for the shooting and expressed that there needs to be a thorough, independent investigation.

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The fatal shooting of a Houston man by a federal immigration officer Tuesday marks at least the eighth death during the Trump administration's immigration enforcement campaign, and the first fatality amid a newly intensified push by the administration to carry out its mass deportations agenda.

The fatal shooting drew immediate criticism from immigrants rights groups and some Democrats who called for an independent investigation and for all footage, communication and evidence to be preserved.

Video footage in several previous shootings has contradicted the accounts of federal officers. No immigration officers have been charged in those fatal encounters.

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Mexico says it will pursue legal action against the U.S. following Tuesday's deadly shooting involving an ICE agent in Houston.

"Our objective is to go beyond diplomatic notes and the measures we have already raised before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, because we cannot allow the mistreatment of our fellow Mexicans in the United States," President Claudia Sheinbaum told reporters Wednesday. "Unfortunately, there has been another death of a Mexican national in the United States for being detained, when that person's only offense was lacking immigration documents, even though they had been hired by an American company."

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Mayor John Whitmire shared his condolences to the family of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and called the shooting a tragedy, adding that the city is "in touch with federal elected officia

During Wednesday's city council meeting, Mayor John Whitmire shared his condolences to the family of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and called the shooting a tragedy, but he pointed out that the Houston Police Department was not involved in the situation, stating, "I do recognize the good training of HPD and policies of Chief (Noe) Diaz, that there was no involvement of HPD."

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