Witness Released in Houston Shooting | Durham News

Durham News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 26, 2026 · 1m

A witness in the deadly Houston shooting involving a federal immigration agent is finally released from detention after a judge ruled he posed no flight risk. Daniel Tirado Pantoja, who was in the van with driver Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, claims the agents weren’t even in front of their vehicle and that the van was already parked when shots were fired — contradicting the government’s self-defense narrative. The feds say Salgado Araujo, a longtime undocumented resident, used his van as a weapon. Meanwhile, Victor Salgado, brother of the man killed, remains jailed despite also requesting release…