David Donatti says Salgado Araujo should still be alive
Senior staff attorney, ACLU of Texas
“Lorenzo Salgado Araujo should still be alive today, and nothing about the government's so-called 'search' could have changed that fact. By taking the unusual steps of securing and then unsealing their search warrant, the government has demonstrated that it is more interested in creating a false narrative than in seeking the truth.”
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Official statement
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Official ACLU of Texas statement after laboratory testing found that powder seized from the van was not drugs. Donatti said Salgado Araujo should still be alive and accused the government of constructing a false narrative.
Before the quotation
Laboratory testing found that the white powder seized from Salgado Araujo’s van was not drugs.
After the quotation
Donatti said the family deserved answers and renewed the call for an independent, complete investigation.
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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, Donatti says Salgado Araujo should still be alive and rejects the government’s post-shooting narrative. The statement condemns the killing itself rather than only challenging its description.
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Was ICE justified in fatally shooting Lorenzo Salgado Araujo?
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