The legal teams for the other two witnesses, Victor Hugo Salgado Araujo – Lorenzo's brother – and Daniel Tirada Pantoja, have filed similar petitions for their release from detention. An ICE spokesperson claimed in a statement that Salgado Araujo tried to ram officers with his vehicle and one of them fired in self-defense. He told reporters there he wants justice for Salgado Araujo, a 52-year-old father of three, and that he misses him. Federal prosecutors challenge release orderThe same day Pliego was released, prosecutors filed a motion to stay the federal judge's order to release him pending an appeal. Espinosa has joined several calls for an independent and transparent investigation into the killing of Salgado Araujo.