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Houston DA Says ICE Agents Could Face Charges for Lorenzo Salgado Fatal Shooting: 'Can't Hide Behind a Badge'

Photographs of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo on display at a vigil at SEIU Texas on July 11, 2026 in Houston, Texas (Credit: Photo by Danielle Villasana/Getty Images)

The top prosecutor in the Houston area said Tuesday his office is prepared to bring criminal charges against federal immigration agents if investigators determine they acted unlawfully in the fatal shooting of Mexican immigrant Lorenzo Salgado Araujo during an ICE operation last week.

Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare told CBS News his office has opened an "independent, transparent investigation" into the July 7 shooting and has already issued "dozens" of subpoenas.

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