{"id":475738,"date":"2026-10-24T21:22:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T21:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/475738\/"},"modified":"2026-10-24T21:22:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T21:22:08","slug":"new-houston-mural-honors-lorenzo-salgado-araujo-after-ice-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/475738\/","title":{"rendered":"New Houston mural honors Lorenzo Salgado Araujo after ICE shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Family<\/p>\n

Family members, community members and supporters gather for the unveiling of a mural honoring Lorenzo Salgado Araujo at SEIU Texas in Houston, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026 .<\/p>\n

Raquel Natalicchio\/Houston Chronicle\"Family<\/p>\n

Family members, community members and supporters gather for the unveiling of a mural honoring Lorenzo Salgado Araujo at SEIU Texas in Houston, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026 .<\/p>\n

Raquel Natalicchio\/Houston Chronicle\"Muralist<\/p>\n

Muralist Daniel Anguilu speaks with Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis and Ronaldo Salgado, son of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, during the unveiling of a mural honoring Salgado Araujo at SEIU Texas in Houston on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026.<\/p>\n

Raquel Natalicchio\/Houston Chronicle\"Family<\/p>\n

Family members, community members and supporters gather for the unveiling of a mural honoring Lorenzo Salgado Araujo at SEIU Texas in Houston, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026 .<\/p>\n

Raquel Natalicchio\/Houston Chronicle\"Family<\/p>\n

Family members, community members and supporters gather for the unveiling of a mural honoring Lorenzo Salgado Araujo at SEIU Texas in Houston, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026 .<\/p>\n

Raquel Natalicchio\/Houston Chronicle\"Muralist<\/p>\n

Muralist Daniel Anguilu speaks with Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis and Ronaldo Salgado, son of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, during the unveiling of a mural honoring Salgado Araujo at SEIU Texas in Houston on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026.<\/p>\n

Raquel Natalicchio\/Houston Chronicle\"Muralist<\/p>\n

Muralist Daniel Anguilu speaks with Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis and Ronaldo Salgado, son of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, during the unveiling of a mural honoring Salgado Araujo at SEIU Texas in Houston on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026.<\/p>\n

Raquel Natalicchio\/Houston Chronicle<\/p>\n

The image of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, wearing a cowboy hat and blue shirt, now looks out over Harrisburg Boulevard, surrounded by bright sunflowers, and\u00a0scenes of a child being pursued by an immigration agent and residents protesting.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The colorful mural, by Houston artist Daniel Anguilu, was unveiled Saturday outside the Texas office of the Service Employees International Union, about a mile from where\u00a0Salgado was killed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in July. The ceremony brought together union members, community advocates and local officials to remember the 52-year-old man whose death sparked protests and demands for justice.<\/p>\n

The mural, itself, tells a larger story of fear, loss and resilience in Houston’s East End.<\/p>\n

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Salgado’s son,\u00a0Ronaldo, was among those who watched the reveal. He said he\u00a0found unexpected comfort in seeing his father’s face painted at locations across the neighborhood.<\/p>\n

Salgado said he\u00a0feared he would never see his father’s face again outside family photographs. But as murals and memorials began appearing<\/a> throughout the East End, he found reminders of the man he once saw almost every day.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow there are so many places with my father’s face, including here, especially in this East End neighborhood,\u201d Salgado\u00a0said.<\/p>\n

The historic area is where generations of Mexican American families have put down roots, his parents built a home and dreamed of a better future for their children.<\/p>\n

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It’s also where his father was killed July 7 during an ICE pursuit.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Federal officials initially said agents were targeting Lorenzo Salgado\u00a0and alleged he attempted to ram his vehicle into an officer, prompting the agent to fire in self-defense. Days later, the Department of Homeland Security said that Salgado wasn\u2019t the original target of the operation.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Surveillance footage reviewed by the Houston Chronicle<\/a> did not appear to show Salgado\u00a0ramming the unmarked vehicles pursuing him.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Weeks after residents and lawmakers demanded a transparent and fair investigation<\/a>, Harris County Commissioners Court unanimously approved approximately $2.5 million to support an independent investigation led by District Attorney Sean Teare.<\/p>\n

OPINION: For these Houston Hispanic voters, it\u2019s not about Talarico. It\u2019s about Lorenzo Salgado.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis, who attended Saturday’s unveiling, said he did not know where the investigation would lead but believed the community deserved answers.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe gave (Teare) the funding so he can help us find the truth,\u201d Ellis said. \u201cBecause the truth sets us free.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Muralist<\/p>\n

Muralist Daniel Anguilu speaks with Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis and Ronaldo Salgado, son of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, during the unveiling of a mural honoring Salgado Araujo at SEIU Texas in Houston on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026.<\/p>\n

Raquel Natalicchio\/Houston Chronicle<\/p>\n

But the mural, which took Anguilu two weeks to complete, was intended to tell a story beyond Salgado’s death.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Anguilu, who previously painted a mural honoring George Floyd near downtown Houston, said he met with union members to understand what this artwork would represent. Many of the workers described fear for their families amid the ongoing immigration crackdown.<\/p>\n

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Capturing that fear, he said, was one of the most difficult parts of the project. Then he thought about their children.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cOur kids, it’s what we care about. It’s our families,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd we all sometimes feel like kids when we feel fear.\u201d<\/p>\n

Telling a story<\/p>\n

For Anguilu, public art has long served as a way for communities to preserve their cultures and tell stories that might otherwise be overlooked.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a native person,” said Anguilu, who was born in Mexico<\/a>, “you know, we grew up seeing our cultures, what they left behind for us, how they lived, how they think, how they create things.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\"Family<\/p>\n

Family members, community members and supporters gather for the unveiling of a mural honoring Lorenzo Salgado Araujo at SEIU Texas in Houston, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026 .<\/p>\n

Raquel Natalicchio\/Houston Chronicle<\/p>\n

That sense of history and collective memory helped guide his approach to the mural, which combines Salgado’s portrait with scenes that reflect the experiences of immigrant families.<\/p>\n

Commissioner Ellis said he was particularly struck by the depiction of an immigration agent chasing a child carrying a backpack.<\/p>\n

He said public art can reach people who might never step inside a museum, especially in neighborhoods where thousands pass by murals every day. \u201cArt is such a universal symbol to help us remember, to help us unify, to inspire us to do things,\u201d he said. The work includes a QR code allowing visitors to scan and learn more about its creation.<\/p>\n

Anguilu also painted in a butterfly, which he said symbolizes migration and the community\u2019s resilience and perseverance. The design was also inspired by a message he heard repeatedly from members: that ICE\u2019s violence had awakened a giant.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’m hopeful that this giant is us,\u201d he\u00a0said. \u201cUs that woke up today, that came here, that are getting together to figure out what’s next for our communities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mirna Blanco, a janitor and union member, said she hopes the mural will stand as a testament to what communities like Magnolia Park have endured and what they continue to fight for.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want it to remain part of history, how we were persecuted, how we were harassed, because the American dream became a nightmare,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The mural is the latest in a growing number of works dedicated to\u00a0Lorenzo Salgado, including a memorial near Canal Street and Wayside Drive that Ronaldo said he visits daily. There, he has watched neighbors leave flowers, candles and even \u201cI voted\u201d stickers.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s not just where my dad died,\u201d he\u00a0said. \u201cIt’s where a movement started.\u201d<\/p>\n