休斯敦一墨西哥裔住宅建造商遭ICE枪杀，目击者反驳官方自卫说法Witnesses Dispute ICE Self-Defense Claim After Fatal Houston Shooting of Mexican Homebuilder

52岁的洛伦佐·萨尔加多·阿劳霍生前是一名勤劳的住宅建造商。他每天在拂晓前便早早起床出门，开着车去接他的建筑施工队，然后前往休斯敦各处的建筑工地，为建造房屋而忙碌。通常在工作14个小时后，他才会返回位于休斯敦东区的家中。这栋朴素的住宅是他亲手为家人建造的，家里还有他青少年时期在墨西哥结识并相伴至今的妻子。

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, 52, was a dedicated homebuilder who worked long hours to support his family. Every morning, he got up long before dawn, left his home to pick up his construction crew, and then headed out to work on houses across the sprawl of Houston. Fourteen hours later, he would return to his modest home on the city's east side, which he had built himself for his family and the wife he had met as a teenager in Mexico.

在枪击事件发生后，萨尔加多·阿劳霍的家人与社区民众陷入了巨大的悲痛中。7月8日星期三，他的两个儿子罗纳尔多·萨尔加多与小洛伦佐在休斯敦举行了新闻发布会。发布会上，罗纳尔多手捧着父亲的照片向媒体发言，小洛伦佐则在一旁拿着家人的照片。7月10日星期五，社区民众也纷纷前往枪击事件发生现场进行哀悼，一位名叫菲斯的女士在现场摆放了一个自制的花圈，还有一对夫妇在现场献花，并驻足默哀，以此表达对逝者的深切缅怀。

Following the tragic shooting, his family and local community members gathered to mourn his death. On Wednesday, July 8, 2026, his sons, Ronaldo Salgado and Lorenzo Jr., held a news conference in Houston, where Ronaldo spoke to reporters while his brother held family photographs of their father. By Friday, July 10, community members visited the shooting site to pay their respects, with one woman placing a homemade wreath and a couple leaving flowers and spending a quiet moment at the scene.

在枪击事件发生后，美国移民与海关执法局（ICE）及其上级部门美国国土安全部（DHS）对事发过程给出了官方解释。根据ICE在周二下午的最初表态，执法人员在遭遇过程中开枪，是因为萨尔加多·阿劳霍试图将其车辆“武器化”，并企图驾车撞向一名ICE执法人员，促使该执法人员出于自卫开枪。国土安全部在周四发表的声明中进一步表示，执法人员当时是在收到执法合作伙伴提供的可靠线索后，对一个目标地址进行了监视，并在事发前几周注意到该处物业停放有两辆白色面包车。

Following the fatal shooting, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and its parent agency, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), provided their official explanation of the encounter. According to initial statements from ICE, the officer discharged his weapon in self-defense after Lorenzo Salgado Araujo allegedly "weaponized his vehicle" and attempted to run over an agent on Tuesday afternoon. In a statement released on Thursday, DHS detailed that officers had been conducting surveillance on a target's address after receiving a credible tip from law enforcement partners, noting that they had observed two white vans at the property weeks prior to the incident.

国土安全部在声明中解释称，7月7日，执法人员在即将抵达目标地址时，观察到一辆白色面包车，且车内的一名个人与目标人物长相相似，执法人员随后便对该车辆实施了拦截。然而，官方承认这是一起认错目标的失误。国土安全部在声明中证实，执法人员在拦截萨尔加多·阿劳霍的车辆时，实际上是在寻找另一名目标人物。德克萨斯州联邦众议员西尔维娅·加西亚也透露，ICE代理局长曾向其表示，执法人员当时认为面包车内的某个人（并非萨尔加多·阿劳霍）收到了最终驱逐令，但官方并未透露该目标人物的具体姓名。截至目前，国土安全部尚未发布任何证据来支持执法人员关于死者无视指令并撞击执法车辆的说法。

The DHS statement explained that on July 7, officers were near the target's address when they spotted a white van carrying an individual who resembled their suspect, prompting them to initiate the vehicle stop. However, officials acknowledged that the stop was a case of mistaken identity, stating that officers were looking for a different person when they intercepted Salgado Araujo's van. Texas Representative Sylvia Garcia, whose district covers the Houston neighborhood where the shooting occurred, stated that the acting director of ICE told her that officers believed someone in the van, though not Salgado Araujo, had a final order of removal, but did not share a name. To date, DHS has released no evidence to support the officer's claim that Salgado Araujo ignored commands and rammed an ICE vehicle.

事发时在面包车内的三名目击者——何塞·特里尼达·罗哈斯（Jose Trinidad Rojas）、丹尼尔·蒂拉多·潘托哈（Daniel Tirado Pantoja）以及死者的兄弟维克多·萨尔加多（Victor Salgado）——在7月10日星期五通过律师胡戈·巴尔德拉斯-伊瓦拉（Hugo Balderas-Ibarra）发表声明，公开反驳了官方的说法，并直言移民局对事发经过的描述“完全是谎言”。这三名目击者当时与萨尔加多·阿劳霍同车前往工作地点，他们坚称官方声称执法人员面临危险的说法与事实不符。

The three passengers inside the van during the shooting—Jose Trinidad Rojas, Daniel Tirado Pantoja, and Victor Salgado, who is the brother of the deceased—disputed the official account on Friday, July 10, 2026, through their attorney, Hugo Balderas-Ibarra. The men, who were traveling to work with Lorenzo Salgado Araujo when the encounter occurred, characterized the agency's version of events as "simply false." They strongly rejected the claim that immigration officers responded to a situation in which they felt their safety was at risk.

巴尔德拉斯-伊瓦拉律师在新闻发布会上向媒体表示，他的三位当事人均一致且明确地证实，当时没有任何一名ICE执法人员站在萨尔加多·阿劳霍的白色面包车正前方，因此执法人员从未处于危险之中。目击者指出，子弹实际上是从副驾驶侧面的车窗射入的，而不是从车辆前方射入。律师强调，他的当事人们所经历的事件过程与ICE执法人员的陈述存在极大出入，这次枪击事件也给这些家庭带来了无法弥合的创伤，目击者们在身心上都留下了永久的伤疤。

During a news conference, Balderas-Ibarra stated that all three of his clients reiterated that at no point was an ICE agent standing directly in front of the white van, meaning no officer was ever placed in the line of danger. Instead, the witnesses confirmed that the gunfire came from the side, specifically entering through a passenger window rather than the front. The attorney emphasized that his clients' version of the encounter is extremely different from the official narrative, adding that the killing has left the families permanently scarred both physically and emotionally.

在枪击事件发生后，目击了全过程的三名车内乘客——何塞·特里尼达·罗哈斯、丹尼尔·蒂拉多·潘托哈以及死者的兄弟维克多·萨尔加多——随即被美国移民与海关执法局（ICE）拘留。自周二事发以来，他们一直被关押在休斯敦市郊外的一处拘留所内。代表其中两名被拘留者的律师胡戈·巴尔德拉斯在周五的新闻发布会上透露，他的当事人反映，他们在拘留所内受到了ICE官员的施压，被要求签署自愿遣返文件。这一指控引发了外界对目击者可能在作证前被驱逐出境的担忧。

Following the fatal shooting, the three passengers who witnessed the entire encounter—Jose Trinidad Rojas, Daniel Tirado Pantoja, and the victim's brother, Victor Salgado—were immediately detained by immigration authorities. Since the incident on Tuesday, the men have remained held at an ICE detention facility located just outside of Houston. During a press conference on Friday, attorney Hugo Balderas, who represents two of the detained witnesses, revealed that his clients reported being pressured by ICE officers inside the facility to sign self-deportation papers, raising serious concerns about their potential removal before they can fully testify.

与此同时，这起涉及误认目标和致命枪击的执法事件也引发了立法层面的关注。德克萨斯州联邦众议员西尔维娅·加西亚已介入并向ICE代理局长了解情况。加西亚透露，官方承认当时是在寻找另一名据信收到最终驱逐令的目标人物，但目前官方仍未公开该目标人物的姓名，也未提供任何证据来支持其关于死者试图撞击执法人员的说法。随着国会问询的展开，社区和家属正密切关注此案的后续调查进展。

Meanwhile, the controversial enforcement action has drawn scrutiny from lawmakers. Texas Representative Sylvia Garcia has launched inquiries into the incident, stating that the acting director of ICE confirmed officers were searching for a different individual believed to have a final order of removal. However, authorities have not released the name of that suspect, nor have they provided any evidence to support the claim that Salgado Araujo attempted to ram officers. As congressional inquiries begin, community members and the victim's family continue to demand transparency and a thorough investigation into the shooting.