52岁的德州男子Lorenzo Salgado Araujo于7月7日被美国移民执法局(ICE)官员枪击身亡[1]。美国检察官Aaron Reitz随后确认，在Salgado Araujo面包车内发现的白色晶体物质经检测并非甲基苯丙胺[1]。根据Salgado Araujo家属律师的说法，该物质实际上是建筑工人在德州酷暑中用于保持水分的自制电解质混合物[1]。
事件发生时的关键细节存在争议。ICE官员最初声称Salgado Araujo用车辆威胁执法人员，但同车的两名证人在法庭声明中表示，ICE官员从未处于被撞的危险中[1]。Salgado Araujo是墨西哥籍，在美国无合法居留身份已35年，经营房屋建筑业，无犯罪记录[1]。这起致命事件是特朗普大规模驱逐遣返运动开始以来至少10起死亡事件之一[1]。
A U.S. Attorney has confirmed that a white crystalline substance discovered in the van of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a 52-year-old man fatally shot by immigration enforcement officers on July 7, tested negative for methamphetamine.[1] According to attorneys representing Salgado Araujo's family, the substance was a homemade electrolyte mixture used by construction workers to stay hydrated during Texas's extreme heat.[1]
U.S. Attorney Aaron Reitz's confirmation contradicts initial claims by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials, who asserted that Salgado Araujo had used his vehicle to threaten officers during the encounter.[1] However, two witnesses who were present in the van provided court statements refuting the agency's account, testifying that ICE officers were never in danger of being struck by the vehicle.[1] Salgado Araujo, a Mexican national without lawful immigration status who had resided in the United States for 35 years and operated a residential construction business, had no criminal record.[1]