During that initial attempt, Reitz says the ICE officers' two vehicles had police lights on while they tried to  pull over the van and the men that fit the suspects' description.  The van allegedly did a U-turn and got on a median to get away, and the officers chose not to go after the van at that point.

According to Reitz, ICE officers found the same van later that morning. The driver, previously identified as Araujo, allegedly tried to flee again, but the agents had surrounded the vehicle.

Two of the four ICE officers involved reportedly got out of their vehicles and told the driver to put the van in park. According to Reitz, however, the driver  shifted the van into reverse, then forward again, while an officer was partially inside the van or immediately next to it. 

During a confrontation between the officers and the people in the van, Reitz says one of the officers fired one shot, which struck Araujo. Other officers provided first aid, but Araujo was pronounced dead.