killed
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Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican-born Texas builder killed in a confrontation with ICE officers, is remembered as a devoted family man who got up before dawn and worked hard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
That same year, a similar collapse in San Francisco killed a woman who was walking her dog at Fort Funston.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
King said Mullin also told him that the individual who was killed had been given an order to leave the country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Not all of those killed in the wildfire have yet been identified, but Spanish authorities have said that three Britons and one national each from France, Belgium and Spain were among the victims.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
“Not the trunks, Dad. The leaves and branches all the way at the top. The Morris Fire is so bad it killed the giant sequoias.”
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
