US immigration officer shoots and kills man in Texas

Man, identified as Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, is latest to be killed by ICE officers since President Trump took power.A United States Immigration agent fatally shot a man in Houston, Texas, while officers were attempting to stop his vehicle, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said.The man killed on Tuesday was identified as Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, described by ICE as a Mexican national and “illegal alien” who attempted to evade arrest during a “targeted enforcement operation” by federal Immigration officers.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Trump lashes out at NATO as first day of summit wraps in Turkiyelist 2 of 3Prolonged hospitalisation of US Republican Mitch McConnell raises questionslist 3 of 3US says strikes launched as explosions heard in southern Iranend of listRonaldo Salgado, who identified himself as Salgado Araujo’s son, told the Spanish-language television station Houston" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="160792" data-entity-type="organization">Telemundo Houston that his father was shot while he was looking for workers to hire in the area.The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which oversees ICE, said Salgado Araujo ignored commands to stop his vehicle, saying he “rammed an ICE law enforcement vehicle, refused to follow multiple verbal commands, and weaponized his vehicle in an attempt to run over an ICE law enforcement officer”. ⁠In past shooting incidents, including the January killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, Immigration officials had said that their officers were being attacked when the two were shot, claims vigorously disputed in both incidents.Video footage captured on Tuesday by a surveillance camera from a nearby business and reviewed by the Reuters news agency showed a person lying on the ground beside a white van and surrounded by officers, in what appeared to be the aftermath of the shooting.Salgado Araujo was targeted in an operation because he was living in the country without legal permission, according to DHS.