Man fatally shot by ICE in Houston was not intended target, DHS says - BBC News

Immigration agents were looking for a different person when they shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo during a traffic stop, officials say.

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, A family member holds an image of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, who was fatally shot in Houston on Tuesday

A man who was fatally shot by immigration agents at a traffic stop in Houston on Tuesday was not the intended target, US officials say.

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican national, was stopped at 07:00 local time (12:00 GMT) while driving to work and was killed shortly afterwards.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said on Thursday the stop was initiated because they saw "a white van with an individual who resembled the target" of an operation. They have said the officer shot in self-defence.

Passengers in the van and the victim's family have disputed the department's account and the agency's legal watchdog has opened an investigation into the fatal shooting.