Harris County D.A. Says Witnesses to Deadly ICE Shooting Could Go in Front of Grand Jury 'Very Soon'
Teare says he has enough evidence from federal and other sources and will soon present witnesses in the fatal shooting review.
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The Harris County Prosecutor's Office (Texas) plans to present to a grand jury several witnesses to the shooting in which an Immigration and Customs Control Service (ICE) officer killed immigrant Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, to determine whether there is merit to an indictment.
Harris's prosecution is looking for testimony about the shooting where an officer killed Lorenzo Salgado, assessing whether there is a basis for charges. Key witnesses face deportation.The official version and the witnesses' version of the incident differ. Salgado is alleged to have been shot after an altercation with ICE, while defenders demand investigation.
Prosecutors aim to bring several witnesses in deadly Houston ICE shooting before grand jury: DA
Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare said that prosecutors intend to bring several witnesses in the deadly shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by an ICE agent before a grand jury "fairly soon."
U.S. Attorney on potentially prosecuting Houston ICE shooting: ‘We’ll follow the law … But I back the blue’
In an all-encompassing interview, the new U.S Attorney for the Southern District of Texas said his office will follow the law when deciding whether or not to prosecute — including whether or not the ICE agent who pulled the trigger has qualified immunity.
The family and human rights defenders have called for the investigation of the case as one of possible excessive force on the part of the ICE agent.
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