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Bodycam video contradicts ICE claims in fatal shooting of U.S. citizen Ruben Ray Martinez in Texas
Newly released videos dispute ICE claims as Martinez's car was nearly stopped when an agent fired three shots at point-blank range, lawyers say no justification existed.
- Newly released footage shows the fatal shooting of Ruben Ray Martinez and questions DHS's claim he intentionally rammed an agent; hours of video and records were released Friday after The Associated Press's request.
- Shortly after midnight, Martinez approached a busy intersection where South Padre police and three HSI agents from a maritime border security task force directed traffic, after drinking and smoking marijuana earlier that night.
- Homeland Security Investigations Supervisory Special Agent Jack Stevens fired three shots through the driver’s window, all hitting Martinez, autopsy shows, in about 15 seconds.
- A grand jury declined charges, and the Texas Rangers closed their investigation after the March 15, 2025, shooting; Martinez's family lawyers say 'shows no justification for Ruben's killing' and DHS did not respond to requests for comment.
- Advocates and the public say 'We, and the public, have yet to see all of the evidence held by the government' as the earliest of six fatal shootings by federal agents since President Donald Trump launched a nationwide immigration crackdown in his second term, with videos challenging initial narratives.
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Body Cam Footage Raises Questions About ICE’s Account of Ruben Ray Martinez’s Fatal Shooting
Newly released body-camera footage appears to call into question Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) account of the fatal shooting of 23-year-old American citizen Ruben Ray Martinez in South Padre Island, Texas, in March 2025. Reports indicate the video, released over the weekend, raises serious doubts about ICE officials’ claims that Martinez accelerated his vehicle and intentionally ran over an officer before being shot. Records we obt…
Video footage appears to cast doubt on DHS claims about fatal 2025 shooting involving agent
Ruben Ray Martinez is seen in this undated photo provided by his family. (Courtesy family of Ruben Ray Martinez) (NEW YORK) — Videos released by the Texas Department of Public Safety appear to cast doubt on the Department of Homeland Security’s account of a fatal agent-involved shooting of U.S. citizen that occurred in South Padre Island, Texas, in March 2025. Ruben Ray Martinez, 23, was fatally shot by a Homeland Security Investigations agent o…
DHS Agent's Fatal Shooting of Citizen Was Caught on Video
Newly released videos showing the fatal shooting of a US citizen by a federal immigration agent in Texas last year call into question assertions by the Department of Homeland Security that a driver intentionally rammed an agent with his car immediately before he was killed. The videos, some from officer...
One year after the fatal shootings of an ICE official on U.S. citizen Ruben Ray Martinez in Texas, videos of the incident have been released. Bodycam footage made available by the Texas authorities on Friday (local time) raises new questions. Thus, the brake lights of Martinez' car seem to light up when three shots are heard. This would contradict the authorities' representation that Martinez has accelerated his vehicle and deliberately directed…
A year after the death of the American Ruben Ray Martinez by ICE, bodycam recordings are now released.They show clear contradictions to previous official statements.One year after the death of the American Ruben Ray Martinez by ICE, bodycam recordings are now released.They show clear contradictions to previous official statements.
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der Standard DEU.S. citizen Ruben Ray Martinez was shot dead in March 2025. He is considered the first of three victims killed by ICE officials
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