WASHINGTON: US Dep­­­­­­­­a­r­­­tment of Homeland Security (DHS) officials sa­­id on Tuesday that a federal immigration agent shot and killed a Mexican national during an attem­pted vehicle stop in Texas.

In a statement posted to X, DHS said Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents attempted to stop Lorenzo Salgado’s ve­­h­­­icle in Houston early Tue­sday morning, but the man “attempted to evade arre­­st.” “From information we are receiving, he 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,” DHS alleged in the post. Sal­gado was shot and tran­sported to a local hospital wh­­­­­e­­­re he died of his injuries.

In a statement posted to Facebook, Salgado’s son Ronaldo said his “hardworking Mexican” father was on his way to work in construction when he was killed.

“My father did not deserve this,” Ronaldo Salgado said. “My father has been in this country for nearly 35 years, working in construction to provide for myself, my two brothers and my mother.” DHS also said the FBI will investigate “the potential assault on a federal law enforcement officer.”

Published in Dawn, July 9th, 2026