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US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents involved in the fatal shooting of an immigrant in Houston this week were not wearing body cameras, multiple sources familiar with the investigation told Fox News.
The development comes as the shooting continues to draw attention across the country. The incident is being investigated by the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Public Safety, while Houston prosecutors are conducting another investigation into the shooting incident.
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican citizen who authorities say was in the country illegally, was shot and killed Tuesday after allegedly trying to pull over an ICE officer in his car, the agency said.
ICE SAYS A POLICE OFFICER WAS SHOT AND KILLED ANOTHER ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT WHO TRIED TO CARRY HIM DOWN IN HOUSTON.
A woman holds a sign that reads “ICE OUT OF HOUSTON” during a vigil for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican national who was shot and killed by an immigration agent the day before, Wednesday, July 8, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Mark Felix)
Multiple Democrats have called for an independent investigation into the incident.
“Every single ICE agent involved in the shooting death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo must be investigated to the fullest extent of the law,” House Minerals leader Hakeem Jeffries wrote in X. “The video footage of the murder must be released immediately. The American people deserve the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.”
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani also called for “real accountability” following the incident and reiterated her support for ending ICE.
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Lorenzo Salgado Jr., left, and Ronaldo Salgado, right, sons of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, are shown during a news conference about their father’s firing at ICE in Houston on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum vowed to pursue “legal measures” following the incident.
Asked if the officers involved were wearing body cameras, the Department of Homeland Security directed Fox News to a previous ICE statement about the shooting, in which the agency accused Araujo of trying to evade arrest.
ICE previously told Fox News Digital that Araujo “slammed an ICE officer’s vehicle, refused to comply with multiple verbal commands, and armed his vehicle in an attempt to ram an ICE law enforcement officer resulting in our officer firing his weapon in self-defense.”
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Candles are lit during a vigil for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican national who was shot and killed by an immigration agent the day before, Wednesday, July 8, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Mark Felix)
Araujo was beaten and rushed to the hospital, where he later died.
“This is a developing situation, and we will update the public when more information becomes available,” the agency added.
A small video of the encounter has gone public in the days since the shooting.
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Araujo’s family disputed ICE’s account of the shooting and asked the agency to release any available video evidence.
Louis Casiano of Fox News Digital and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
