Jimmy Gomez says Americans should be outraged by the fatal ICE shooting
Jimmy GomezU.S. representative for California’s 34th congressional district
Jimmy Gomez called the fatal shooting horrifying and infuriating and said Americans should be outraged by Salgado Araujo’s death.
“Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was shot and killed by ICE. This is horrifying. It is infuriating. Every single American should be outraged that a father left for work and never came home.”
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Was ICE justified in fatally shooting Lorenzo Salgado Araujo?
On July 7, 2026, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot Houston construction contractor Lorenzo Salgado Araujo during an attempted vehicle stop. ICE said the officer fired in self-defense after Salgado Araujo tried to run over an officer with his van. Passengers said no officer was in the van’s path and that Salgado Araujo had stopped before the shot. A later Justice Department account described possible vehicle movement with an officer beside or partly inside the van but expressly reserved any final conclusion.
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Official statement issued the day after the shooting. Gomez condemned the death and separately called for a full independent investigation and accountability if misconduct were found.
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Gomez issued the statement the day after Salgado Araujo was killed.
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He called for a full independent investigation and said anyone found responsible for misconduct should be held accountable.
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Relative to the officer’s fatal use of force, Gomez calls the shooting horrifying and infuriating and urges public outrage. This directly criticizes and condemns the conduct.
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