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Harris County hires ex-U.S. attorney for Houston ICE shooting investigation
Harris County hires ex-U.S. attorney to investigate Houston ICE shooting.
In brief
Harris County hires ex-U.S. attorney to investigate Houston ICE shooting. Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare hired federal prosecutor Alamdar Hamdani to investigate the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by an ICE agent. Originally reported by Houstonchronicle.
Harris County hires ex-U.S. attorney
Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare hired federal prosecutor Alamdar Hamdani for the Houston ICE shooting investigation.
ICE agent fatally shoots Lorenzo Salgado
An ICE agent shot and killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo as he fled from an unmarked vehicle in Houston's East End.
Salgado's family disputes federal narrative
Salgado's brother and three passengers in his work van disputed the federal agency's initial claim that the agent fired as Salgado tried to run him over.
Harris County contracts federal legal experts
Harris County signed contracts with federal prosecutors and University of South Carolina professor Marc Brown to investigate the shooting.
Legal complexities ahead
The investigation faces jurisdictional challenges as federal and state laws conflict over who can prosecute the ICE agent.
Grand jury to decide next month
The grand jury tasked with hearing testimony about the shooting will decide whether to indict the ICE agent next month.
The headline
Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare hired federal prosecutor Alamdar Hamdani to investigate the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by an ICE agent.
