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Witness who saw friend fatally shot by immigration agent in Texas last year dies in car accident
Joshua Orta, a key eyewitness who disputed the official account of Ruben Ray Martinez's fatal ICE shooting, died in a San Antonio car crash, complicating investigations and legal actions.
- A man named Orta, who witnessed his friend Martinez fatally shot by a federal immigration agent in Texas, died in a high-speed car accident after crashing into a utility pole.
- Orta reported that Martinez did not hit any officer; their car was moving slowly while trying to turn around when a federal agent fired into Martinez's driver's side window from about two feet away without warning or commands.
- Martinez was shot three times and handcuffed after being pulled from the car, with at least a 10-minute delay before medical aid was provided, according to Orta and Martinez's mother Reyes.
- Martinez's family plans to file a wrongful death lawsuit and has obtained videos challenging claims that Martinez tried to run over an agent.
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Sole Witness to Ruben Ray Martinez's Fatal Shooting by an ICE Agent Dies in Unrelated Car Accident
Joshua Orta, the only known witness to the fatal shooting of 23-year-old Ruben Ray Martinez during a 2025 encounter with federal immigration agents in Texas, has reportedly died in what police describe as an unrelated car accident. Orta, 25, had been preparing to formalise a written statement challenging the government's account of the March 2025 shooting. According to The New York Times, he died over the weekend before he could sign and adopt t…
Witness who saw friend Ruben Ray Martinez shot by ICE agent in Texas last year dies in car accident
The passenger in the car when Texas driver Ruben Ray Martinez was fatally shot last year by a federal immigration agent gave a lengthy statement to lawyers for the slain man’s family disputing the government’s version of events.
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Witness who saw friend fatally shot by immigration agent in Texas last year dies in car accident
A Texas man who saw his friend get shot and killed last year by a federal immigration agent died last weekend in a fiery car crash.
Joshua Orta: Key witness to Ruben Martinez's ICE killing made damning claims before death, ‘He did not strike anyone…’
Joshua Orta, 25, the only passenger who was in the car with Ruben Ray Martinez when an ICE officer shot him dead in South Texas last year, has died.
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