ICE Chase Ends in Fatal Mistake | Odessa News

Odessa News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 13, 2026 · 1m

Federal agents fatally shot a Mexican national, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, during a Houston traffic stop—claiming he rammed their vehicle in a chase and they fired in self-defense. But authorities later admitted he wasn’t their target, raising alarms over the lack of body camera footage, withheld evidence, and the absence of any criminal record for a man who’d lived in the U.S. for decades and was close to legal status. Three others in the van were detained, including an attorney who says the official story is false and no one was in danger. Family members report ICE is pressuring them to…