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Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a man killed by federal immigration agents during a traffic stop in Houston this week, was not the intended target of the “enforcement operation”, the Department of Homeland Security said on Thursday.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were reportedly seeking two people from Guatemala when they attempted to stop Salgado Araujo, a Mexican immigrant who had lived in the United States for 35 years, the New York Times reported.

Salgado Araujo, who was on his way to work early on Tuesday morning, was driving three other people in a white van. After the shooting, the three men were taken into custody. One of the three men has been identified by advocates as Victor Hugo Salgado Araujo, the brother of the victim. The New York Times reported that he was still in an immigration detention center.

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[–] PlaidBaron@lemmy.world 16 points 8 hours ago

'We meant to kill someone else extrajudiciously but we killed a different person extrajudiciously. Whoops.'

[–] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 51 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Not being their target doesn't make it better, it makes it worse

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 19 points 11 hours ago

Yes...

That is the point of the headline and entire article...

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 36 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

In a statement provided to the Guardian, an unnamed DHS official said officers had received a tip from law enforcement partners about their target’s address and had previously spotted two white vans at that property.

"On July 7, officers were almost at the target’s address when they observed a white van with an individual who resembled the target,” the official said.

Because he was Hispanic and drove a work van...

[–] gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world 9 points 10 hours ago

"Sounds like probable cause for an extrajudicial execution to me. [Belches]. I like beer!"

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 4 points 7 hours ago

Ya gotta break a few eggs amiright??

Let's chalk this up to a whoopsie doodle and not a stain on the protective benefits of fascist rule.

[–] Mantzy81@aussie.zone 7 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

Why do I know the names of Renee Goodes and Alex Pretti more than poor victim?

Oh wait, I think we all know why....

[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 9 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Because they were exercising their first amendment right to assemble and address grievances.

I also don't know the name of the kid who was pulled from his car at a fast food place and shot.

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago

You mean Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, the very first words in the article? Fuck off with your race baiting.