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Texas DA says substances found after fatal ICE shooting were not drugs

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The substance that investigators discovered in the vehicle of the man fatally shot by immigration agents in Houston earlier this month was determined not to be illegal drugs, the Harris County District Attorney’s Office said on Friday.

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  1. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Substance in Houston ICE shooting van was not drugs, district attorney’s office says testing confirms (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    By Elise Hammond, Ed Lavandera, Ashley Killough, Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — The substance collected from the van driven by Lorenzo Salgado Araujo when he was shot and killed by an ICE agent during a traffic stop in Houston this month was not drugs, according to a spokesperson for the Harris County Dis…

  2. Fox26 Houston

    'Substance' in van targeted in Houston ICE shooting tests negative for drugs (opens Fox26 Houston)

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    The "crystal-like substance" found in Lorenzo Salgado Araujo's van, which was targeted in the deadly Houston ICE incident, has tested negative for illicit drugs, according to officials. Houston ICE shooting: ‘Substance’ tests negative for drugs The FBI requested to search the white van that was bein…

  3. NBC News

    Bags in vehicle of man fatally shot by ICE did not contain drugs, Texas DA says (opens NBC News)

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    HOUSTON — A substance investigators found in a van driven by a man fatally shot by ICE earlier this month was not an illegal narcotic, the Harris County District Attorney’s Office said Friday.

  4. Hawaiitribune Herald

    Bags in van of ICE victim did not contain drugs, DA’s office says (opens Hawaiitribune Herald)

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    The small bags found inside the van being driven by an immigrant who was killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Houston this month did not contain drugs, the Harris County district attorney’s office has confirmed, contrary to initial statements from the federal government.

  5. ABC 11 Raleigh

    Houston ICE shooting: Substance found in van driven by Lorenzo Salgado Araujo not a narcotic, Harris County DA confirms (opens ABC 11 Raleigh)

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    Lawmakers were in Houston, Texas to hold a hearing on Friday in response to the Lorenzo Salgado Araujo shooting by an ICE agent.

  6. The Hill

    Texas DA says substances found after fatal ICE shooting were not drugs (opens The Hill)

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    The substance that investigators discovered in the vehicle of the man fatally shot by immigration agents in Houston earlier this month was determined not to be illegal drugs, the Harris County District Attorney’s Office said on Friday.

  7. The Boston Globe

    Bags in van of Texas ICE victim did not contain drugs, DA’s office says (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The driver was shot and killed during a traffic stop in early July in Houston, one in a string of fatal encounters.

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