Feds sideline Texas officials in probe into ICE shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, DA says

The district attorney in Harris County, Texas, said Wednesday that federal authorities have sidelined local officials from participating in an investigation into the fatal shooting of a Mexican man in Houston by an immigration officer.

District Attorney Sean Teare said in a social media post that his office typically conducts a “parallel investigation” into any death caused by law enforcement. But, he added, “Unfortunately at this time, federal authorities continue exclusively handling all aspects in this case.”

Teare, whose office oversees local criminal prosecutions, called on witnesses to come forward with their own accounts, including videos or photos, of the shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, who was killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer during a traffic stop arrest on Tuesday. [MORE]