A memorial for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican citizen who was shot and killed in Houston's Magnolia Park, sits in front of where the incident between Araujo and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents happened on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. Jacob Lujan/Houston Chronicle People gather for a protest and candlelight vigil following an officer-involved shooting during a federal immigration enforcement operation in Houston on Tuesday, July 7, 2026. The shooting is under investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Raquel Natalicchio/Houston Chronicle

Around 500 protesters packed the streets in East End Wednesday night, standing yards away from where a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot a Mexican citizen on his way to work the day before.

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, 52, was shot and killed Tuesday in Houston's Magnolia Park neighborhood while he was being pursued by ICE, according to Houston Chronicle reports. The federal agency alleged that the officer fired in self-defense after Araujo allegedly refused commands and tried to run over an officer and rammed an ICE vehicle with his van.

Flowers and candles were placed near a street pole as a memorial for Araujo while the crowd chanted in Spanish, demanding justice for Araujo and his family. Traffic was blocked off from entering Canal Street as the protest stretched multiple blocks.


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Leaders and officials, including U.S. Rep. Al Green, Rep. Sylvia Garcia and Rep. Christian Menefee also spoke at the protest.

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Garcia rebuked ICE for releasing Araujo's name before family even knew what had happened. Araujo's son, Ronaldo Salgado, said Wednesday morning at a news conference that he learned his father had been fatally shot from a news report and not from law enforcement.

 This is now sacred ground,  Garcia said.  The family is heartbroken. 

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