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For 35 years, a Mexican father built homes in Houston. Then a routine drive ended in tragedy
- Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a 52-year-old Houston construction contractor and devoted husband and father who built homes for decades, was killed during an encounter with an ICE agent while driving to a work site.
- ICE says he tried to evade a targeted traffic stop and an agent fired in self‑defense; his family disputes that account and says he would have complied if he knew it was law enforcement.
- His death has sparked calls for a federal investigation, community mourning and a GoFundMe as relatives and local officials seek answers.
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