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groundloop

(14,045 posts)
Fri Jul 10, 2026, 08:02 AM 1 hr ago

Man fatally shot by federal officer in Houston was not ICE target, DHS says

Source: ABC News

The man fatally shot during a traffic stop by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Houston this week was seemingly not the original target of the immigration enforcement operation, a Department of Homeland Security official told ABC News.

The DHS official said Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican national, "resembled the target."

"After receiving a credible tip from our law enforcement partners, our officers conducted surveillance on a target's address. Weeks prior to the incident, they noted two white vans at the property," the official said. "On July 7, officers were almost at the target's address when they observed a white van with an individual who resembled the target. Officers then initiated the vehicle stop."

The Harris County Medical Examiner has listed Lorenzo Salgado's death as a homicide. The primary cause of death was "penetrating gunshot wound of the torso," according to the office.

Read more: https://abcnews.com/US/ice-officers-wearing-body-cameras-deadly-houston-ice/story?id=134628571

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Man fatally shot by federal officer in Houston was not ICE target, DHS says (Original Post) groundloop 1 hr ago OP
short version Whip-poor-will 1 hr ago #1
What? WTAF? MIButterfly 1 hr ago #2
Oh, well, if you've seen one [brown-skinned person], you've seen 'em all. NT mahatmakanejeeves 1 hr ago #3
I can't believe those NAZI's even admitted to it? Massive lawsuit coming Bengus81 57 min ago #4
His crime? -- trying to put food on the table for his family 70sEraVet 29 min ago #5

MIButterfly

(3,652 posts)
2. What? WTAF?
Fri Jul 10, 2026, 08:14 AM
1 hr ago

He "resembled the target"? A human being is not a target; ICE wasn't at any kind of shooting range. Damn right it's a homicide.

What the hell is this? Oops, my bad?

Every single day, I've almost come to expect a new outrage, but this is way beyond outrageous. This is murder. Let's see if this murderer gets protection and a GoFundMe like that other murdering ICE asshole who killed Renee Goode did.

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