An Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation in Houston led to the shooting death of a Mexican illegal alien who allegedly tried to run over officers.
Officers were performing a traffic stop as part of a “targeted enforcement operation to arrest an illegal alien” just before 7 a.m. at the intersection of Canal Street and Wayside Drive, according to an ICE spokesperson.
‘All available footage, communications, and other evidence should be preserved and reviewed as part of a full and impartial investigation.’
Rather than pull over, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo reportedly tried to escape in his vehicle and rammed into an ICE vehicle.
ICE said he then “weaponized” his vehicle and tried to run over an officer, who fired in self-defense.
Araujo was struck in the stomach and transported to a
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