{"id":431599,"date":"2026-09-10T10:04:53","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T10:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/431599\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T10:04:53","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T10:04:53","slug":"grand-jury-proceedings-have-already-begun-in-lorenzo-salgado-araujo-ice-shooting-case-law-enforcement-sources-confirm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/431599\/","title":{"rendered":"Grand jury proceedings have already begun in Lorenzo Salgado Araujo ICE shooting case, law enforcement sources confirm"},"content":{"rendered":"

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — ABC13 has learned that grand jury proceedings are underway in the deadly ICE shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Law enforcement sources confirmed on Wednesday that the proceedings had begun in the case, adding that witnesses were being brought in to be interviewed by the grand jury.<\/p>\n

Salgado Araujo was fatally shot during an enforcement operation on July 7 by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who opened fire on the white van he was driving.<\/p>\n

Authorities have said he was not the target of the operation that was being carried out. Three other people in the white van were detained, some of whom have been released.<\/p>\n

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Last month, prosecutors in the case said<\/a> they intended to bring several witnesses before a grand jury.<\/p>\n

ABC13 is working to learn more about the proceedings and what it means for the case.<\/p>\n

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