ICE agent kills Mexican driver in Houston vehicle stop

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot a man in Houston on Tuesday during an attempted vehicle stop, according to federal authorities. The man was identified as Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican national whom the agency described as being in the United States illegally.

The incident occurred around 6:50 a.m. local time as ICE officers were conducting a targeted enforcement operation to arrest Araujo. According to an ICE statement, Araujo was driving a vehicle and attempted to evade arrest. The agency said he rammed an ICE law enforcement vehicle, refused multiple verbal commands, and used his vehicle in an attempt to run over an ICE officer. The officer then fired his weapon in self-defense, striking Araujo.

The Houston Fire Department responded to the scene and reported Araujo sustained a gunshot wound to the abdomen. He was transported to Ben Taub Hospital while CPR was in progress and was later pronounced dead. Three other individuals were detained at the scene, though their status was not immediately clarified.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is leading an investigation into the potential assault on a federal officer, while the Department of...