Houston officials call out lack of federal collaboration after fatal ICE shooting [View all]

Source: CNN US

Updated Jul 11, 2026, 10:03 PM ET
PUBLISHED Jul 10, 2026, 3:16 AM ET


Days after a federal immigration agent fatally shot a Houston man, frustration is growing among local officials who say federal agencies are resisting collaboration on the investigation into the contentious shooting.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials have said an agent opened fire Tuesday morning after Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a 52-year-old Mexican national, rammed a law enforcement vehicle and refused to follow verbal commands during a traffic stop that was part of a “targeted operation.”

But Texas officials say they’re being kept in the dark by federal authorities, without access to key evidence, like Salgado Araujo’s work van, or invitations to the scene of the incident.

“Sadly, what we’re getting on the local side is updates via X and Twitter, so that’s not the best practice,” Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare told CNN’s Omar Jimenez on Saturday. “I remain hopeful that HSI and ICE will collaborate and will at least share some critical pieces of evidence with us.” Teare told CNN’s Erin Burnett on Friday his office would move to ask judges for access to the vehicle if federal authorities don’t agree to share evidence.

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