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Houston mayor questions city’s authority to probe ICE shooting amid calls for independent investigation
Summary by The Pearland Editorial Desk Texas Tribune, Alex Nguyen And Uriel J. García , as published by KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC)
· July 8, 2026
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Houston Mayor John Whitmire on Wednesday cast doubt that the city’s police department could open a criminal investigation into the shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo — killed a day earlier by a federal immigration agent — as family and advocates pressured city leaders to spearhead an independent...
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What is this story about? Houston Mayor John Whitmire on Wednesday cast doubt that the city’s police department could open a criminal investigation into the shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo — killed a day earlier by a federal immigration agent — as family and advocates pressured city leaders to spearhead an independent...
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