2026年7月8日 美国东部时间15:43 / 哥伦比亚广播公司/美联社
一名墨西哥裔国民在休斯顿被美国移民和海关执法局警员枪杀，其家人和一名得州联邦女议员周三表示，该男子在美国生活数十年间无任何犯罪记录，遇害时正载着一组工人前往建筑工地。
洛伦佐·萨尔加多·阿劳霍辛勤工作了35年，日出而作日落而息，将三名美国公民儿子全部送进了大学。他的儿子罗纳尔多·萨尔加多在新闻发布会上表示，多年来他一心投入建房工作，一直未申请合法身份，如今正着手办理美国合法居留手续。
“他不该死。不该被仅仅贴上‘墨西哥男子遭移民执法局枪杀’的头条标签。他本应作为洛伦佐·萨尔加多·阿劳霍平静地度过一生——他是丈夫、父亲，也是数十名怀揣美国梦的男性的雇主，”他的儿子说道。
枪击事件于周二发生在马格诺利亚公园，这个社区一个世纪以来一直是墨西哥裔美国人聚居的中心地带。
2026年7月8日周三，在休斯顿的一场新闻发布会上，洛伦佐·萨尔加多·阿劳霍之子小洛伦佐·萨尔加多手持家庭合影。美联社照片/大卫·J·菲利普
联邦官员称车辆被冲撞但未提供证据
美国国土安全部周二在一份声明中表示，萨尔加多·阿劳霍无视指令，试图冲撞一名警员，该警员随后开枪自卫。负责监管移民执法局的国土安全部称，移民执法局警员 targeting 他是因为他非法居留。该部门补充称，这名男子的汽车撞上了一辆移民执法局车辆。
国土安全部声称萨尔加多·阿劳霍“拒绝服从多项口头命令”。
“驾驶员被击中，我们立即联系了急救服务，”该机构的声明称。“驾驶员被送往医院，最终因伤势过重不治身亡。”
休斯顿消防部门表示，萨尔加多·阿劳霍腹部中弹。
美国民主党联邦众议员西尔维娅·加西亚表示，萨尔加多·阿劳霍没有犯罪记录。
据他的儿子称，当萨尔加多·阿劳霍躺在地上呻吟时，另有三名男子似乎被拘留，其中一人是他的舅舅，自此之后没人再收到过他们的消息。
2026年7月7日周二，枪击事件发生后，警方在休斯顿运河街展开工作。雅各布·卢汉/休斯顿纪事报 via 美联社
联邦官员尚未公布枪击事件或车辆损坏的视频或照片。萨尔加多周二与民权组织和民主党官员一道，敦促联邦当局公布所有与枪击事件相关的录像和其他信息。
一名旁观者朱丽叶·马丁拍摄的视频显示，一辆黑色汽车与一辆白色货车呈对峙角度，两车车门大开。一名浑身是血、戴着手铐的男子在地上大声呻吟，腿部不断抽搐。其他联邦警员站在至少三名同样戴着手铐的男子身旁。
在多起涉及联邦警员的枪击事件中，移民官员最初的描述后来有时会被视频证据推翻。
今年早些时候明尼苏达州一名ICU护士亚历克斯·普雷蒂被边境巡逻队员枪杀的案件中，特朗普政府高级官员对事件经过的说法与旁观者视频和证人证词相矛盾。他们声称普雷蒂持枪靠近联邦探员，但多段视频显示普雷蒂手中并未持有武器。
2025年3月美国公民鲁本·雷·马丁内斯遭枪杀案中，哥伦比亚广播公司获得的视频似乎也与联邦官员的说法相悖。官员称马丁内斯“加速”并“故意驾车碾压”一名探员，随后一名移民执法局警员将其枪杀。但视频显示，马丁内斯的车辆在被致命枪击时处于静止状态，或以极低速度行驶。
民权组织称移民执法局无权主导调查
美国拉丁裔公民联盟主席罗曼·帕洛马雷斯在周三的新闻发布会上表示，联邦移民打击行动已让美国变成了“拉丁裔人人自危”的地方，警员们认为他们可以“先开枪再解释”。
他表示，移民执法局以往处理调查的方式表明，在没有视频等证据佐证的情况下，不能直接将他们的陈述视为事实。
“你们过往的模式是，在事实查清前就带有偏见地发布不准确消息，扭曲叙事以契合你们对事件的版本，”帕洛马雷斯说道。
该联盟悬赏5000美元征集目击者提供的信息和视频，呼吁开展独立调查。其他人则恳求所有持有视频的人不要将录像交给移民执法局，称该局可能会销毁证据。
美国联邦众议员阿尔·格林周三也呼吁保持透明，要求众议院国土安全委员会就萨尔加多·阿劳霍被杀事件举行听证会，并要求公布所有可用的随身摄像头录像。
“每当联邦执法人员使用致命武力时，美国民众都有权要求对事实进行全面、透明且独立的审查，”格林在一份声明中说道。“民众对我们机构的信心，取决于政府是否愿意接受有意义的监督。”
近期逮捕人数有所上升
移民执法局和国土安全部的代表周三均未回应多次置评请求。
国土安全部部长马克韦恩·马林斯于3月接手该部门，旨在摆脱前任部长克里斯蒂·诺姆任职期间引发的诸多争议。
在普雷蒂和另一名美国公民蕾妮·古德在明尼苏达州遭枪杀引发强烈反弹后的几个月里，全国范围内的移民逮捕人数有所下降，移民执法局似乎调整了执法策略。但在6月底，受国会大幅拨款推动，全国范围内的逮捕人数在五天内飙升至10000人。
此次枪击事件至少是特朗普政府在美国启动强力移民执法行动以来，第八起与联邦移民官员对峙导致死亡的事件。
儿子称父亲数十年辛勤劳作
罗纳尔多·萨尔加多表示，周二早上7点左右，他的母亲得知父亲遭遇不幸。他急忙赶往父亲的工地寻找，只找到了父亲空着的货车，随后他看到了一段视频。
“我认出了他，不是从样貌，而是从他躺在街上呼救的声音，”萨尔加多说道。
萨尔加多·阿劳霍在墨西哥十几岁时结识了妻子。两人来到美国，在参与他工程团队的亲友帮助下，在休斯顿建起了自己的家。妻子每天早上为他准备午餐，晚上他回家时，妻子已经做好了丰盛的晚餐。他会在门廊上听音乐、抚摸他的狗，萨尔加多说道。
2026年7月8日周三，在休斯顿的一场新闻发布会上，洛伦佐·萨尔加多·阿劳霍之子罗纳尔多·萨尔加多发言。美联社照片/大卫·J·菲利普
“近35年来，他一直努力为我们实现美国梦，如今他选择通过工作许可申请开启属于自己的美国梦之路，”萨尔加多说道。“我们一丝不苟地完成每一份文件，参加每一次预约。他离获得合法身份已经很近了。”
萨尔加多的儿子表示，萨尔加多·阿劳霍今年早些时候已经完成了生物特征扫描和指纹采集，并仔细研究过如果遭遇移民执法局拦截该如何应对。如果他当时驾车加速，那很可能是因为他担心自己的工具被偷。
“如果我父亲看到移民执法局的徽章或任何执法机构的标识，他一定会配合，”他的儿子说道。
墨西哥总统谴责此次枪杀事件
墨西哥总统克劳迪娅·希恩鲍姆表示，她正在考虑采取法律措施，或请求联合国介入，以制止在美国发生的针对墨西哥人的暴力行为。
“又一名同胞在美国因移民拘留问题不幸丧生，尽管他们唯一的‘过错’只是尚未获得正式的身份证件，”希恩鲍姆说道。
自去年开始移民打击行动以来，得州最大城市休斯顿的执法行动升级，也引发了公众的强烈反对。休斯顿市议会通过了一项限制与移民执法局合作的条例，但在共和党州长格雷格·阿博特威胁要削减超过1亿美元的州公共安全资金后，该条例被推翻。
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Sons of Mexican man killed by ICE officer in Houston demand independent investigation
2026-07-08 15:43 EDT / CBS/AP
A Mexican national fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Houston had no criminal convictions during his decades living in the U.S. and was driving a crew to a homebuilding site when he was killed, his family and a Texas congresswoman said Wednesday.
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo worked from sunrise to sunset for 35 years to send all three of his American citizen sons to college. He had been working toward securing legal status in the U.S. after neglecting that for years as he built homes, his son Ronaldo Salgado said at a news conference.
“He did not deserve to die. He did not deserve to be reduced to a headline of Mexican man shot and killed by ICE. He deserved to live a quiet life as Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a husband, a father and a job creator for dozens of men who also wanted the American dream,” his son said.
The shooting happened Tuesday in Magnolia Park, a neighborhood that has been a hub for the Mexican American community for a century.
Lorenzo Salgado Jr., son of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, holds a family photograph during a news conference Wednesday, July 8, 2026, in Houston. AP Photo/David J. Phillip
Federal officials say their vehicle was rammed but don’t provide evidence
Salgado Araujo was shot after he ignored commands and attempted to ram an officer who fired his weapon in self-defense, the Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday in a statement. ICE officers were targeting him because he was living in the country without legal permission, according to the department, which oversees ICE. The man’s car struck an ICE vehicle, the department added.
DHS claimed Salgado Araujo “refused to follow multiple verbal commands.”
“The driver was struck, and emergency services were immediately contacted,” the agency’s statement said. “The driver was transported to the hospital where he passed away from his injuries.”
Houston firefighters said Salgado Araujo was shot in the abdomen.
Democratic U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia said Salgado Araujo had no criminal convictions.
Three other men appeared to be detained as Salgado Araujo lay moaning on the ground, according to his son, who said one of them was his uncle and that no one has heard from them since.
Police work on Canal Street in Houston, Tuesday, July 7, 2026, after a shooting. Jacob Lujan/Houston Chronicle via AP
Federal officials have not released video or images of the shooting or the damage to the vehicles. Salgado on Tuesday joined civil rights groups and Democratic officials in urging federal authorities to release all the footage and other information it has on the shooting.
A video shot by bystander Juliet Martinez shows a black vehicle angled toward a white van, their doors wide open. A bleeding and handcuffed man groans loudly on the ground and his leg shakes. Other federal officers stand over at least three other handcuffed men.
In several other shootings involving federal officers, initial descriptions by immigration officials have sometimes been contradicted later by video evidence.
In the case of Alex Pretti, a Minnesota ICU nurse who was shot and killed by Border Patrol agents earlier this year, top Trump administration officials made claims about the encounter that are contradicted by bystander video and witness testimony. They claimed that he approached federal agents with a gun, but multiple videos show Pretti did not have a gun in his hands.
In the March 2025 fatal shooting of American citizen Ruben Ray Martinez, video obtained by CBS News also appears to contradict claims by federal officials that Martinez “accelerated” and “intentionally ran over” an agent with his car before an ICE agent shot him. The video shows that Martinez’s vehicle was stationary or going at a very low speed when he was fatally shot.
Civil rights groups say ICE can’t be trusted with the investigation
The federal immigration crackdown has created a country where it is “open season on Latinos” by officers who think they can “shoot and explain later,” League of United Latin American Citizens President Roman Palomares said during the news conference Wednesday.
The way ICE has handled previous investigations shows they have not earned the trust of taking their statements as facts without evidence like video to back it up, he said.
Ronaldo Salgado and Lorenzo Jr., sons of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, hold a photograph of their father during a news conference Wednesday, July 8, 2026, in Houston. AP Photo/David J. Phillip
“Your pattern has been one of inaccuracies of prejudicial leaks before the facts are known, of twisting the narrative to fit your version of events,” Palomares said.
The league offered a $5,000 reward for information and videos from witnesses as it calls for an independent investigation. Others begged anyone with videos to not turn them over to ICE, which they said could destroy them.
U.S. Rep. Al Green on Wednesday also called for transparency, asking the House Committee on Homeland Security to hold a hearing on Salgado Araujo’s killing and demanding the release of all available body-worn camera footage.
“Whenever deadly force is used by federal law enforcement, the American people deserve a complete, transparent, and independent examination of the facts,” Green said in a statement. “Public confidence in our institutions depends upon the willingness of government to subject itself to meaningful oversight.”
There’s been uptick in arrests in recent weeks
Representatives of ICE and DHS have not responded to repeated requests for comment Wednesday.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin took over the department in March with the aim of keeping it away from the controversies that had marked the tenure of his predecessor, Kristi Noem.
In the months after the fatal shootings of Pretti and another U.S. citizen, Renee Good, in Minnesota sparked a fierce backlash, the number of immigration arrests across the country fell and ICE appeared to recalibrate its tactics. But in late June, arrests around the country surged to 10,000 over a five-day period, fueled in part by massive Congressional funding.
The shooting was at least the eighth death from an encounter with federal immigration officials since the start of the Trump administration’s intense immigration enforcement campaign in the U.S.
Son says father worked hard for decades
Ronaldo Salgado said his mother was told something bad had happened to his dad around 7 a.m. Tuesday. After frantically looking for him at his job site and finding his empty van, he saw a video.
“I recognized him, not from his appearance but from his voice crying for help as he lay on the street,” Salgado said.
Salgado Araujo met his wife as a teenager in Mexico. They came to America and built their own home in Houston with help from friends and family who worked on his crew. His wife made his lunch before he left for the day and had a hearty meal ready when he came home. He would listen to music and pet his dog on his porch, Salgado said.
Ronaldo Salgado, son of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, speaks during a news conference Wednesday, July 8, 2026, in Houston. AP Photo/David J. Phillip
“After nearly 35 years working to give us the American dream, he made the choice to begin the process of obtaining his American dream through a work permit,” Salgado said. “We dotted every I, crossed every T, filled every document, attended every appointment. He was close to obtaining his legal status.”
Salgado Araujo had biometric scan and fingerprints done earlier this year, his son said, and had carefully studied what to do if ICE pulled him over. If he was speeding away, it was probably because he feared having his tools stolen, his son said.
“Had my father seen an emblem of ICE or an emblem that says anything about a law enforcement agency, my father would have complied,” his son said.
Mexican president criticizes the latest killing
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum said she is considering legal measures or may ask the United Nations to step in to stop the violence against Mexicans in the United States.
“There has been another tragic death of one of our compatriots in the United States due to detention issues, even though their only ‘offense’ is not yet having proper documentation,” Sheinbaum said.
Texas’ largest city has experienced heightened enforcement operations since the crackdown began last year, and not without public backlash. The Houston City Council voted to pass an ordinance limiting ICE cooperation but reversed course after Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, threatened to cut more than $100 million in state funding for public safety.
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