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Houston man killed by ICE agent was not initial target, congresswoman says

ICE agents in Houston shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo did not have bodycams, DHS reports

By Ashley Soebroto , Staff Writer July 9, 2026

People gather for a protest and candlelight vigil following an officer-involved shooting during a federal immigration enforcement operation in Houston on Tuesday, July 7, 2026. ICE officers involved in the shooting did not have bodycams.

Raquel Natalicchio/Houston Chronicle

The federal immigration agents involved in the fatal shooting of a Mexican citizen on Tuesday did not have body cameras, a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said.

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, 52, a Mexican citizen, was shot and killed Tuesday in Houston’s Magnolia Park neighborhood while he was being pursued by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, according to Houston Chronicle reports. Salgado's death has prompted city leaders, advocates and family members to demand an independent probe by local officials to find out how the shooting happened.

A DHS spokesperson said the agency is purchasing and issuing body-worn cameras to ICE field offices, and only half have received them so far due to what the spokesperson called "back-to-back Democrat shutdowns." All offices are expected to receive body cameras over the next 60 days.

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"Providing our ICE law enforcement officers with body cameras has been a priority for DHS — especially as our officers are facing a more than 1,300% increase in assaults against them," the agency said. "The halting of our body-worn camera implementation for our officers is yet another setback resulting from Democrat lawmakers refusing to fund DHS."

Earlier this year, Democrats called for ICE agents wear body cameras and carry identification after the Senate unanimously approved legislation to fund most DHS agencies, except for ICE and Border Patrol. Those requests came in the aftermath of two fatal shootings of U.S. citizens by federal agents in Minneapolis.

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FBI and DHS are currently investigating the shooting.

The Harris County District Attorney's Office has had some of its own investigators return to the scene of shooting to collect evidence for its own probe after a meeting with Salgado's son, but has said a local investigation would be difficult.

Breaking News Reporter

Ashley Soebroto is a breaking news reporter at the Houston Chronicle.

Soebroto first came to the Chronicle via Hearst's fellowship program. Her previous work includes reporting for the Boston Globe, the Maine Monitor, public broadcaster GBH and the public radio program “Living on Earth.”

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