Federal agents did not have body-worn cameras when a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot a Mexican homebuilder who was driving a work van they tried pulling over in Houston, the Department of Homeland Security said Thursday. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Associated Press.
Separately, prosecutors in Houston said they are investigating the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, whose family has joined Democrats in calling for an independent probe over Tuesday's early morning shooting in one of the city's heavily Hispanic neighborhoods.
The family of Salgado Araujo, who had lived in the U.S. for more than 35 years, has questioned ICE's account and called on the agency to release evidence. In a statement, DHS said the agents at the scene in Houston had not yet been issued body cameras, which it blamed on Democrats and a record government funding shortfall.