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Veronica Escobar calls the fatal ICE shootings preventable murders

U.S. representative for Texas’s 16th congressional district

“The murders of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston last week and Joan Sebastian Guerrero in Biddeford yesterday were preventable tragedies.”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)Congresswoman Escobar statement on reported pause of ICE vehicle stopsStatement paragraph beginning “At least 22 people have been fired on”

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Official statement

Congresswoman Escobar statement on reported pause of ICE vehicle stops (opens in a new tab)Statement paragraph beginning “At least 22 people have been fired on”

About this source

Official statement responding to ICE’s reported pause of most vehicle stops. Escobar expressly described both fatal shootings as murders and preventable tragedies.

Before the quotation

Escobar was responding to reports that ICE had paused most vehicle stops after the two fatal shootings.

After the quotation

She called for body cameras, independent investigations and accountability for the affected families.

How this statement is classified

Condemned

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 against Salgado Araujo, Escobar expressly calls the death a murder and says it was preventable. This is a direct condemnation.

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Ronaldo Salgado speaks through tears about the death of his father, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, as relatives hold family photographs.
Credit: Jon Shapley for The Texas Tribune

Was ICE justified in fatally shooting Lorenzo Salgado Araujo?

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Al Green

“That is because the President of the United States, Donald John Trump, is covering up unjustified killings of civilians, including Renee Good, Alex Pretti, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, and Johan Sebastian Duran Guerrero.”
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Sylvia Garcia

“This is an outrageous abuse of government power. ICE pursued the wrong van and killed an unarmed man who wasn’t their target.”
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David Donatti

“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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