Bodycam video contradicts ICE claims in fatal shooting of U.S. citizen Ruben Ray Martinez in Texas
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Key Points:
- Newly obtained body camera footage contradicts federal claims that Ruben Ray Martinez accelerated and intentionally ran over an ICE agent before being fatally shot in March 2025; the video shows Martinez's vehicle was stationary or moving very slowly with brake lights on when shots were fired.
- Martinez, 23, was shot three times by an ICE agent in South Padre Island, Texas, and was handcuffed face down without immediate medical aid; the Texas Department of Public Safety investigated the incident but a grand jury declined criminal indictments.
- Martinez's mother, Rachel Reyes, expressed frustration over lack of transparency and called for reform in immigration enforcement practices, while lawyers representing the family argue the footage shows Martinez posed no threat and was shot at point-blank range.
