DOJ: Drugs Found in Van of Illegal Alien Shot by ICE Officer in Houston
U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas Reveals New Information about the shootinFILE: Getty Images
Bob Price17 Jul 2026171
HOUSTON, Texas — The newly appointed U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Aaron Reitz, revealed shocking information about the fatal shooting of a Mexican illegal alien by an ICE officer in Houston last week. Reitz announced that investigators found drugs inside the van that was fleeing from ICE and that it was the second attempt to flee from officers.
U.S. Attorney Reitz announced on Thursday that the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas were investigating the alleged assault on ICE officers with a fleeing vehicle and the subsequent shooting death of the Mexican national. He then provided an update on the information uncovered so far.
Reitz wrote:
I want to assure the public that the appropriate law enforcement agencies are looking into this matter. That includes my office, the FBI, DHS, and other state and local partners. Based upon preliminary information my office has been provided to date, and without drawing any final conclusions while the investigation is ongoing, here’s what we have reason to believe happened:
On the morning of Tuesday, July 7th, federal officers were investigating two Guatemalan men known to be driving a white van. These men had previously evaded arrest and were potentially subject to deportation. While looking for the suspects’ white van, officers received a report of a similar van in the area. The officers’ two vehicles—each with two officers inside—turned on their police lights and attempted to pull over the van and the men that fit the suspects’ description. The aliens then fled, conducting a rapid U-turn and hopping a median to get away. The agents chose not to pursue. Later that morning, the agents came across the van again. And again, the illegal aliens attempted to flee, but this time the agents successfully surrounded the vehicle. At some point, two of the four officers got out of their vehicles and instructed the non-compliant aliens to put the van in park. Preliminary information indicates the driver shifted the van into reverse, then forward again, while an officer was partially inside the van or immediately next to it.
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