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Son of Houston man shot by ICE demands answers: ‘He did not deserve to die’

A Mexican immigrant was on his way to finish construction on several Houston homes with a crew of workers Tuesday morning when he was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, his family said.

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, 52, was driving in Houston's East End area when ICE agents tried to conduct a traffic stop as part of a “targeted operation” and he attempted to evade arrest, an ICE spokesperson said in a statement to CNN.

CNN's Ed Lavandera has the latest details and CNN's Laura Coates speaks with former acting ICE director John Sandweg about the Department of Homeland Security's response to the fatal shooting.

0:00 Video shows the aftermath of fatal ICE shooting in Houston 1:26 ICE says its agent acted in self-defense. Family says Salgado feared unmarked vehicles 3:51 Former acting ICE director on why the ICE response reminds him of Minnesota shootings

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