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The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents involved in this week’s fatal shooting of an illegal immigrant in Houston were not wearing body cameras, multiple sources familiar with the investigation told .
The development comes as the shooting continues to draw national attention. The incident is being investigated by the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General, while prosecutors in Houston are conducting a separate investigation into the shooting.
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican citizen who authorities said was in the country illegally, was shot and killed Tuesday after he allegedly tried to ram an ICE officer with his vehicle, the agency said.
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A woman holds a sign reading “ICE OUT OF HOUSTON” during a vigil for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican national fatally shot by a federal immigration agent a day prior, 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 fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo must be investigated to the full extent of the law,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries wrote on X. “Video footage of the killing 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 shooting and reiterated his support for abolishing 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 the ICE shooting death of their father in Houston Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum vowed to pursue “legal measures” following the shooting.
Asked whether the officers involved were wearing body cameras, the Department of Homeland Security directed to ICE’s previous statement regarding the shooting, in which the agency accused Araujo of attempting to evade arrest.
ICE previously told Digital that Araujo “rammed an ICE law enforcement vehicle, refused to follow multiple verbal commands and weaponized his vehicle in an attempt to run over 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 fatally shot by a federal immigration agent a day prior, Wednesday, July 8, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Mark Felix)
Araujo was struck and taken to a hospital, where he later died.
“This is a developing situation, and we will update the public when more information is available,” the agency added.
Little video of the encounter has emerged publicly in the days since the shooting.
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Araujo’s family has disputed ICE’s account of the shooting and called on the agency to release any available video evidence.
Digital’s Louis Casiano and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
