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

Some county commissioners are pushing for dedicated funding for the district attorney's office to support the investigation into an ICE officer who killed a Houstonian.

Six days ago, the Department of Homeland Security said Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was shot and killed by an ICE agent on Canal Street in Magnolia Park after they say he tried to run over an ICE agent with his van.

Witnesses say it isn't true.

The Harris County District Attorney's Office has launched an independent investigation into the deadly shooting as they work to figure out what exactly happened.

Every day, ABC13 sends questions to DHS, hoping to gain more clarity on the investigation into the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo.

And so far, they have not answered our questions, and the public pressure is growing as people in this community demand answers and transparency about how this happened.

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Some county commissioners are pushing for dedicated funding for the district attorney's office to support the investigation into an ICE officer who killed a Houstonian.

On Saturday, more than a hundred people protested in front of Houston City Hall and marched downtown over the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo.

On Saturday, more than a hundred people protested in front of Houston City Hall and marched downtown over the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo.

The 52-year-old man was shot by an ICE agent on Tuesday morning, according to federal authorities.

At the demonstration, signs read "ICE out" and "Justice for Lorenzo."

Federal authorities said Salgado Araujo was an undocumented Mexican national who was not in the country legally. Officials said he was shot by an ICE agent in Houston's Magnolia Park.

His death has outraged people in the community, with many calling for a thorough independent investigation.

"I'm here to show my support for the family. It's terrible, tragic that this happened to this father and left his family behind," protester Anita Ceballos said. "Independent investigation, we need that. We want answers. We want answers. The family wants answers," Ceballos said.

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Four Democratic members of Congress who represent the Houston area said at a vigil Saturday that they would push for an independent investigation into the deadly shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent.

"We are never going to forget that his blood is on Donald Trump's hands," Rep. Christian Menefee said. "We are not at war. Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was not a casualty. He was a human being who was murdered by our government."

Salgado Araujo's wife, a relative said, is "inconsolable."

"She is very upset... angry, sad, disoriented," Jose Torres Ramon, a nephew who lives in Mexico, told The Associated Press in a Facebook message.

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Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia and Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare shared new information about Tuesday's deadly ICE shooting in Magnolia Park.

The family of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican national, disputes Homeland Security's claims that he was trying to evade immigration authorities in unmarked vehicles. DHS says agents claim he tried to run them down with his van, then an ICE agent fatally shot him.

Garcia said acting ICE director David Venturella confirmed to her that Araujo was not the intended target of the ICE operation, nor was his brother, who she says was a passenger in the vehicle when Araujo was fatally shot.

The congresswoman said Venturella told her that ICE was searching for an individual with a final removal order who officers believed had entered the van and that they had an administrative warrant. The agents did not have body cams, and none of the vehicles had dashboard cameras that captured the incident, Garcia said.

During a press conference Friday, Teare said the DA's office has been conducting its own investigation since the incident happened.

"We investigate every officer-involved shooting in Harris County," Teare said. "When it involves an agency that is not ICE, universally, we are invited in that day. We run a parallel investigation where we collaborate with law enforcement."

Teare urged anyone with information about the shooting to come forward.

"I am imploring the community -- anyone that was there that day, anyone that has a snippet of footage from a camera -- regardless of whether or not if you think that it's even relevant, send it to us," Teare said. "Things that you may not think are important could be the pivotal piece of information for us to finally figure out what actually happened."

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