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{{Infobox incident
| title = Ruben Ray Martinez
| date = 2025-03-15
| city =
| county =
| state = Texas
| country = United States
| location_detail = South Padre Island, Texas (died at hospital in Brownsville)
| facility =
| agencies = ICE (Homeland Security Investigations)
| operation_type = Fatal use of force by an immigration agent
| status = Investigated by Texas DPS; grand jury declined to indict. Rep. Joaquin Castro demanded full disclosure.
| people_affected = 1
| injuries =
| deaths = 1 — shot
| agents_involved = HSI Special Agent Jack Stevens
| vehicles_involved =
| verification = source confidence: high; independent evidence disputes the official account
| key_sources =
* [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bodycam-video-ice-fatal-shooting-ruben-ray-martinez-texas/ CBS News]
* [https://www.texastribune.org/2026/05/04/ruben-ray-martinez-josh-orta-south-padre-ice-shooting-death/ Texas Tribune]
* [https://www.npr.org/2026/04/15/nx-s1-5782114/ice-shooting-texas-ruben-ray-martinez-mother NPR]
}}

'''Ruben Ray Martinez''' (23, U.S. citizen) was killed by ICE (Homeland Security Investigations) on 2025-03-15, in South Padre Island, Texas (died at hospital in Brownsville). Shot at close range through his car's side window by an HSI agent during an encounter; the killing went publicly unreported until early 2026.

== Official account ==
Officials said Martinez "accelerated" and "intentionally ran over" an agent with his vehicle.

== What is documented ==
* '''Person:''' Ruben Ray Martinez, age 23; U.S. citizen.
* '''Location:''' South Padre Island, Texas (died at hospital in Brownsville).
* '''Agency:''' ICE (Homeland Security Investigations).
* '''Cause:''' shot.
* '''Circumstance:''' Shot at close range through his car's side window by an HSI agent during an encounter; the killing went publicly unreported until early 2026.
* '''Agent(s) named:''' HSI Special Agent Jack Stevens.

== Scrutiny of the official account ==
''Grounded in the sourced record below; this documents the dispute rather than asserting a conclusion.''
* '''Contradicting evidence:''' Bodycam/other footage cited by CBS News and his lawyers indicates the car was barely moving/braking and he was shot point-blank while the agent was not in danger.
* '''Status / dispute:''' Investigated by Texas DPS; grand jury declined to indict. Rep. Joaquin Castro demanded full disclosure.

== Unanswered questions ==
# Will the responsible agency release its full records, footage, and the medical examiner's findings?
# Was the death preventable — and were required medical or welfare protocols followed?
# Will an independent body (not the agency itself) investigate?

== Help document this death ==
If you have information, photos, video, or documentation about this death:
* '''Submit a tip / report:''' [[ICE List:Submit incident|Submit an incident report]]
* '''Upload photos or video:''' [[Special:Upload|Upload media to the ICE List]]
* '''Identify an agent or vehicle:''' [[ICE List:Submit Agent|Submit agent information]]

== See also ==
* [[:Category:Deaths by immigration enforcement]]
* [[:Category:Killings by immigration agents]]

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