US EditionTexas Grand Jury Declines Indictment in Federal Agent Shooting of U.S. Citizen
A grand jury found no probable cause to indict after reviewing conflicting accounts of the fatal shooting, amid calls for transparency from the victim's family and officials.
- A grand jury in Texas declined to indict an ICE agent in the 2025 South Padre Island shooting after prosecutors presented the case on Wednesday.
- Records released by American Oversight show Homeland Security Investigations agents fatally shot 23-year-old Ruben Ray Martinez while assisting local police on March 15, 2025.
- DHS alleged Martinez `intentionally ran over` an HSI agent and ICE fired `defensive shots`, while a draft affidavit by passenger Joshua Orta said the car was `just crawling` and an ICE report described multiple rounds fired through the driver-side window by a supervisory agent.
- Orta, the passenger-witness, died in a car crash earlier this month, removing a key eyewitness as Martinez's family and officials demand transparency and federal review while the Texas Rangers continue investigating.
- The case follows a broader pattern of federal immigration-related deaths, including at least half a dozen similar incidents and at least 10 vehicle shootings since September.
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Cameron County Attorney's Office confirmed that after analyzing the case, the investigating jury refused to issue a formal indictment.
Texas grand jury rejects indictments in deadly shooting of 23-year-old US citizen by federal immigration agent
A grand jury on Wednesday rejected indictments over the fatal shooting last year of a US citizen by a federal immigration agent during a traffic encounter in Texas, prosecutors said.
No charges for ICE agent who killed US citizen in Texas
A Texas grand jury declined to charge a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer Wednesday in the fatal shooting of Ruben Ray Martinez, 23. The shooting attracted widespread attention earlier in the week after an organization discovered that neither federal nor state agencies disclosed the fatal shooting of an American citizen. The Cameron County District Attorney Luis V. Saenz told the Texas Tribune that the jury found no probable cause…
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