'Justice for Lorenzo': Protesters demonstrate outside Houston City Hall over deadly ICE shooting

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- 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.

Salgado Araujo's family said he was on his way to work after picking up his workers to go to work at a construction site when unmarked vehicles followed him.

Surveillance video shows the chase involving the unmarked vehicles, but what happens next is disputed.

DHS claims Salgado Araujo, who'd been living in the U.S. for 35 years, tried to evade arrest and allegedly tried to run over an agent. Federal authorities said that's what led to the officer firing his weapon.

But at this moment, there's no known video supporting that, and DHS said the agents involved were not wearing body cameras.

Salgado Araujo's family disputes DHS's claims and said if the father of three knew the men in the unmarked vehicles were ICE officers, he would have fully complied.

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Although ICE said he was undocumented, he was not the target of the operation.

Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia said the acting ICE Director told her that he resembled the man they were after.

"For anybody that was around there, that saw something, heard something, took a picture, some video, come forward," Garcia said. "We want it all to go to Sean Teare, our district attorney."

The Harris County District Attorney's Office said it's been conducting its own investigation as well.

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The protest and march were not the last time organizers said their chants would be heard.

Organizers said they plan to return on Tuesday to try to get the attention of city officials.