Earlier that morning, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot the Mexican citizen in the city’s Magnolia Park neighborhood after he allegedly refused multiple commands and tried to run over an officer in his car, an agency spokesperson said. They alleged Araujo was trying to evade arrest during a “targeted enforcement operation.”
“My father, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a hardworking Mexican man, was the man killed this morning by ICE in the East End,” Ronaldo Salgado said on Facebook.
“My father has been in this country for nearly 35 years, working in construction to provide for myself, my two brothers, and my mother. He was in the process of obtaining his work permit through the legal process. He was on his way to work, picking up his workers. My father did not deserve this. Please respect my family’s privacy during this time. There are a lot of videos and pictures out there of my father’s final moments that I do not wish to see.”
Araujo’s death has been followed by calls for an investigation into the shooting by advocates, local leaders and community members. Some have compared the shooting to Renee Good’s death in Minneapolis when an ICE officer shot at her for allegedly attempting to drive over him in her car.
Salgado said he will speak Wednesday at 10 a.m. at a news conference at the Greater Coalition for Justice at 150 West Parker Road in Houston.