Overview
- Internal ICE incident reports obtained by American Oversight through FOIA identify a Homeland Security Investigations agent as the shooter, and DHS says the agent fired “defensive shots” after another agent was struck by a car.
- The records describe agents assisting with traffic control when Ruben Ray Martinez allegedly accelerated, an agent ended up on the hood, and a supervisor fired multiple rounds through the driver‑side window; a passenger was detained and the injured agent was treated for a knee injury.
- The Texas Rangers assumed primary jurisdiction and say the investigation remains active, while the family and their lawyers dispute the account and report being told by investigators that videos may contradict federal statements.
- It remains unclear whether body‑worn or other video of the shooting exists or will be released, though newly published records indicate at least one involved agent had body‑camera capability.
- Martinez is at least the third U.S. citizen killed by federal immigration agents since the start of President Donald Trump’s second term, prompting Representative Joaquin Castro and other officials to call for DOJ and congressional reviews.