Houston prosecutor "more than prepared" to bring charges against ICE agents if wrongdoing is found in fatal shooting

Source: CBS News

Updated on: July 15, 2026 / 6:12 AM EDT


Houston – The top prosecutor in the Houston area, Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare, told CBS News Tuesday his office is "more than prepared" to prosecute federal immigration agents if it finds criminal wrongdoing in the fatal shooting of a Mexican immigrant last week.

Teare said his office is conducting an investigation into the killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent on July 7, saying local investigators have issued "dozens" of subpoenas.

The county prosecutor said he launched an "independent, transparent investigation" of the shooting because the community deserved it. "As we go forward, and if the case and the evidence directs us that criminal wrongdoing occurred, we are more than prepared to file criminal charges against the people, regardless of whether or not they are federal agents or civilians," Teare said during an interview in his Houston office. "You can't come into our community, take someone's life, and then hide behind a badge."

Separately, Houston Police Chief J. Noe Diaz Jr. is asking the Texas Rangers to launch an independent investigation of the shooting, CBS Houston affiliate KHOU-TV reports.

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