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Passengers in Texas ICE shooting say officers not in danger, driver was parking when shots fired
Summary by The Houston Editorial Desk Claire Galofaro, Lekan Oyekanmi, Associated Press , as published by Click2Houston General
· July 22, 2026
· 1 min read
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Key takeaway The incident resulted in the death of a 52-year-old man.
A federal court has received statements from two passengers in a van involved in a shooting incident. They claim that immigration officers were not at risk of being struck by the vehicle. The statements contradict an earlier account provided by the Department of Homeland Security.
The incident resulted in the death of a 52-year-old man. He was shot by an immigration officer in Houston . The circumstances surrounding the shooting are disputed, with differing accounts of the events leading up to the incident.
Further details about the incident are available from the source, including statements from the passengers and the Department of Homeland Security's initial account.
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Category: safety Published: July 22, 2026 Source: Click2Houston General Reading time: 1 min
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