U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents connected to this week’s deadly shooting of an undocumented immigrant in Houston were not equipped with body-worn cameras, several sources with knowledge of the inquiry told Fox News.
The disclosure comes as the case continues to attract nationwide scrutiny. The Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General is reviewing the incident, and Houston prosecutors have opened a separate investigation into the shooting.
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican national whom officials said was living in the U.S. illegally, was fatally shot Tuesday after allegedly attempting to strike an ICE officer with his vehicle, according to the agency.
A woman carries a sign that says “ICE OUT OF HOUSTON” at a vigil for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican citizen who was fatally shot by a federal immigration agent the previous day, on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Mark Felix)
Several Democratic officials have urged authorities to launch an independent review of the shooting.
“Every single ICE agent involved in the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo must be investigated to the full extent of the law,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries wrote on X. “Video footage of the killing must be released immediately. The American people deserve the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.”
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani likewise demanded “real accountability” after the shooting and renewed his backing for eliminating ICE.
Lorenzo Salgado Jr., left, and Ronaldo Salgado, right, the sons of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, appear at a news conference addressing their father’s fatal shooting by ICE in Houston on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum vowed to pursue “legal measures” following the shooting.
Asked whether the officers involved were wearing body cameras, the Department of Homeland Security directed Fox News to ICE’s previous statement regarding the shooting, in which the agency accused Araujo of attempting to evade arrest.
ICE previously told INC News that Araujo “rammed an ICE law enforcement vehicle, refused to follow multiple verbal commands, and weaponized his vehicle in an attempt to run over an ICE law enforcement officer resulting in our officer firing his weapon in self-defense.”
Candles are lit during a vigil for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican national fatally shot by a federal immigration agent a day prior, Wednesday, July 8, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Mark Felix)
Araujo was struck and taken to a hospital, where he later died.
“This is a developing situation, and we will update the public when more information is available,” the agency added.
Little video of the encounter has emerged publicly in the days since the shooting.
Araujo’s family has disputed ICE’s account of the shooting and called on the agency to release any available video evidence.
