Bodycam footage challenges ICE account in Texas shooting of Ruben Martinez

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CBS News obtained bodycam video of the March 2025 killing of Ruben Ray Martinez on South Padre Island showing his car was stationary or moving slowly when shot, contradicting ICE and DHS claims that he accelerated and posed a threat, prompting calls for transparency and further investigation.
- Bodycam video contradicts ICE claims in fatal shooting of U.S. citizen Ruben Ray Martinez in Texas CBS News
- How a DHS shooting of a third U.S. citizen went unnoticed for months The Washington Post
- Third US citizen killed by immigration agents The Telegraph
- Trump voter whose son, an American citizen, was killed by ICE says she ‘doesn’t blame’ the president for his death The Independent
- DPS releases records of investigation into deadly HSI South Padre Island shooting ValleyCentral.com
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