Texas will investigate ICE's fatal shooting of man in Houston, governor says

Texas will investigate ICE's fatal shooting of man in Houston, governor saysImage source, Getty ImagesByKayla EpsteinPublished4 minutes agoThe US state of Texas will investigate the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo last week by federal immigration agents, Governor Greg Abbott has announced, as demands for answers grow. The Texas Rangers, a state law enforcement agency, will work alongside federal officials "to get to the bottom of exactly what happened," Abbott told reporters on Wednesday."Immigration laws can be enforced, and stopping illegal immigration from coming across our border can be achieved, without shooting people," Abbott said.After Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents shot Salgado Araujo, the federal government said it would investigate the incident, but locals called for an independent probe.ICE agents had stopped Salgado Araujo on the morning of 7 July while he was driving to work. He was taken to a local hospital, where he later died.Details remain scarce and video of the shooting has not yet emerged. ICE did not wear body cameras during the operation, according to Congresswoman Silvia Garcia, a Democrat who represents the area.ICE initially alleged Salgado Araujo "weaponized his vehicle", and an officer opened fire in self defence.The Department of Homeland Security later said Salgado Araujo was not the target of the operation and ICE initiated the traffic stop after seeing "a white van with an individual who resembled the target".Salgado Araujo's family has disputed the government's account.In other shootings tied to President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration - such as those that led to the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis earlier this year - video footage and eyewitness testimony have contradicted ICE's statements.Salgado Araujo, 52, was a father of three who had lived in the United States for about 35 years and was working to obt...