US immigration police kill Mexican man in Texas, claim self-defense

U.S. immigration police fatally shot a Mexican man in Houston, Texas, during a traffic stop, with authorities claiming the agent acted in self-defense. The incident occurred Tuesday morning in the Magnolia Park neighborhood, a predominantly Hispanic area.

According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the victim, identified as Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, was stopped by ICE agents. DHS alleged that Araujo attempted to evade the stop by driving his vehicle towards an ICE agent and ramming a police vehicle. The statement claimed Araujo ignored officers' commands before an ICE agent shot him in self-defense. Araujo was transported to a hospital, where he died from his injuries.

Authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting. DHS stated that Araujo was in the United States illegally. However, the League of United Latin American Citizens, an immigrant rights organization, told U.S. media that Araujo was in the process of obtaining legal residency.

The incident in Houston echoes two fatal shootings by ICE agents in Minneapolis earlier this year. In those cases, authorities also claimed self-defense, but video evidence later appeared to contradict those accounts. The League of United Latin American Citizens has called for a thorough investigation into the Houston shooting.