ICE agent shoots dead Mexican driver during traffic stop in Texas

A United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent - or ICE, for its acronym in English - shot and killed a driver in Houston this Tuesday (7), during an attempted stop, according to a statement.

The dead man was identified as Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, described by ICE as a Mexican citizen and "illegal immigrant" who attempted to escape during a "targeted enforcement operation" carried out by federal immigration agents.

Ronaldo Salgado, who identified himself as the son of the dead driver, told Spanish-language television station Telemundo Houston that his father was shot while looking for workers to hire in the area.

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According to ICE's version of the case, Salgado "advanced on an ICE vehicle, refused to obey several verbal orders and used his vehicle as a weapon in an attempt to run over an ICE agent." As a result, immigration enforcement said the agent "fired his weapon in self-defense," striking the driver, who was taken to a hospital, where he died from his injuries, ICE said.

Reuters was unable to immediately verify the man's immigration status or the circumstances of the shooting.

In several cases over the past year, initial statements by immigration enforcement agencies have been challenged by video footage or other evidence, sometimes in court.

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In October, a Chicago-area woman, Marimar Martinez, was accused of running over law enforcement officers with her car. She was shot five times but survived. The charges against her were eventually dropped, and video evidence suggested that the officers themselves may have crashed into her vehicle.

Neither the FBI nor the agency to which ICE is linked, the Department of Homeland Security, immediately responded to Reuters' requests for comment on Tuesday's case.

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Source: CNN