A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed a Mexican citizen in Houston’s Magnolia Park neighborhood Tuesday morning after he allegedly drove into an ICE vehicle, an agency spokesperson said.
A spokesperson for ICE alleges the man who was killed, identified as Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, tried evading arrest during an attempted vehicle stop at around 6:50 a.m.
The driver refused multiple commands and tried running over an ICE officer, prompting an officer to fire his weapon in self defense, according to ICE.
Emergency services were “immediately contacted,” and Araujo later died at the hospital, federal officials said.
“This is a developing situation, and we will update the public when more information is available,” the spokesperson said.
One individual was transported to Ben Taub Hospital from 6825 Canal Street after firefighters were dispatched at 6:51 a.m., according to the Houston Fire Department. The FBI sent its evidence response team to the scene, said Connor Hagan, a spokesperson for FBI Houston.
Hagan and the Houston Police Department referred questions about the case to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which oversees Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
“That is not an HPD scene,” a Houston Police Department spokesperson told the Chronicle.
This is a developing story.