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The Harris County District Attorney said the substance found in the van used by the man fatally shot by ICE tested negative for narcotics, despite initial FBI observations of drug-like packaging; the case remains under investigation with full lab results expected next week and ongoing congressional scrutiny of the warrants and shooting.
A federal search of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s Houston work van turned up several bags with a white crystal-like substance investigators say appeared to be methamphetamine, though the affidavit notes testing hadn’t confirmed the substance; the finding is part of the ongoing probe into Salgado Araujo’s fatal ICE shooting in Magnolia Park.
Three days after a Houston ICE shooting, Texas Republican leaders largely stayed silent on calls for an independent investigation, even as Democrats pressed DHS and ICE for evidence; witnesses dispute ICE’s claim that the driver weaponized his van to ram officers, noting no front/behind officers and saying Salgado Araujo was not the target. Rep. Sylvia Garcia said ICE told her Salgado Araujo wasn’t the operation’s target, fueling demands for outside scrutiny, while Sen. Ted Cruz publicly backed the federal probe and Gov. Abbott had previously urged recalibrating ICE operations. Some Republicans did not respond to requests for comment as the incident drew renewed scrutiny of immigration enforcement policy.
The Harris County Medical Examiner ruled Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s death a homicide after an ICE targeted operation, citing a penetrating gunshot wound to the torso; ICE maintains Araujo rammed an ICE vehicle and attempted to run over an agent, prompting a self-defense shot. With no body-worn cameras available due to funding and shutdown delays, investigators will rely on witnesses and other evidence as federal and county authorities review the incident and calls for independent transparency continue.
ICE officers involved in a fatal shooting in Houston were not wearing body cameras, and the lack of footage could hinder the DHS inspector general’s review of the incident involving Lorenzo Salgado Araujo.