David Donatti
Role at the time: Senior staff attorney, ACLU of Texas
Condemned
Statement summary
David Donatti said Salgado Araujo should still be alive and accused the government of constructing a false narrative after the shooting.
“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.”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)Investigators confirm no drugs found in van of Lorenzo Salgado AraujoStatement attributed to David Donatti
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.
Why we used 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.