Luz Rivas condemns the killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo
U.S. representative for California’s 29th congressional district
“I am outraged at yet another innocent person being killed by an ICE agent. Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was on his way to work building homes when ICE agents ended his life and shattered his family's home in a matter of seconds.”
Source and context
Official statement
About this source
Official congressional statement responding specifically to the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. Rivas called him innocent, described the death as senseless and demanded an independent investigation.
Before the quotation
Rivas issued the statement in response to the fatal ICE shooting in Houston.
After the quotation
She called the death senseless, demanded an independent investigation and said ICE could not be trusted to investigate itself.
How this statement is classified
Case context: Was ICE justified in fatally shooting Lorenzo Salgado Araujo?
The label describes this statement’s response within the context above.
Why this label?
Relative to the fatal use of force, Rivas calls Salgado Araujo innocent and expresses outrage that ICE ended his life. This directly condemns the shooting.
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