A Homeland Security Investigations agent killed U.S. citizen Ruben Ray Martinez, but the incident went unnoticed for months until revealed by a public records request, with no state or federal agency disclosing it.

A witness to the fatal shooting of Ruben Ray Martinez by a federal immigration agent in March 2025 has died in a Texas car crash, adding a new development to the case.

Joshua Orta, the sole witness in the fatal ICE shooting of Ruben Ray Martinez, died in a car crash in San Antonio, days before he was to sign a statement disputing ICE's account.

Body-camera footage from a March 2025 incident involving a Homeland Security Investigations agent and Ruben Ray Martinez has been released, casting doubt on the justification of the shooting.

The death last March of Ruben Ray Martinez in South Padre Island was not disclosed by Department of Homeland Security for nearly a year.

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.

A passenger in the car with Ruben Ray Martinez wrote that the men were trying to comply with authorities before Mr. Martinez was shot. The passenger, Joshua Orta, died in a car accident on Saturday.

A federal immigration agent killed Ruben Ray Martinez in Texas last year

A grand jury has rejected indictments against a federal immigration agent involved in the fatal shooting of U.S. citizen Ruben Ray Martinez in Texas on March 15, 2025, an incident initially undisclosed by the department.

Joshua Orta, a key witness planning to cooperate with investigators regarding the fatal shooting of Ruben Ray Martinez by an ICE agent last year, has reportedly died in a car accident.

The shooting of Ruben Ray Martinez appears to be the first known instance of a U.S. citizen being killed during U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.