Houston: The son of a Mexican man fatally shot by a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Houston, Texas, has called for an independent investigation into the incident. "He did not deserve to die. He did not deserve to be reduced to a headline of 'Mexican man shot and killed by ICE,'" Ronaldo Salgado expressed during a press conference.

According to Anadolu Agency, ICE officers attempted to stop a vehicle driven by Lorenzo Salgado Araujo on Tuesday. The agency claimed that Araujo was undocumented and failed to comply with verbal commands. This incident is the second ICE-involved shooting in less than a week, raising concerns and calls for accountability.

Ronaldo Salgado, supported by the League of United Latin American Citizens, Rep. Sylvia Garcia, D-Tex., Harris County Commissioner Lesley Briones, and Rep. Christian Menefee, D-Tex., shared his grief over his father's death. "He dedicated his life in the United States to giving his family the American dream. He raised my brothers and I on the idea of education taking us so far in life," Salgado said.

Reflecting on his father's legacy, he added, "I am deeply heartbroken to see that the man who taught me the value of hard work, family values, and education will no longer spend an evening on that porch," referring to their family home.

The death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo follows another incident six days prior, where an ICE officer fired a weapon in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. In that case, the agency alleged that the suspect "weaponized his car" before fleeing, and the suspect has yet to be located.