"Demands for accountability are mounting after internal records revealed this week that an officer with Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) fatally shot Ruben Ray Martinez, a 23-year-old US citizen, almost a year ago in South Padre Island, Texas."
""While Martinez's death was reported in local media at the time, the reports did not identify HSI involvement or disclose that a federal agent fired the shots through the driver-side window," Newsweek reported, citing publicly available information and records obtained by American Oversight through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)."
""It shouldn't take 11 months and a FOIA lawsuit to learn that the government killed someone," American Oversight said on social media late Friday. Separately, the watchdog noted that "the details sound similar to the death of Renee Good," a 37-year-old US citizen and mother of three fatally shot by officer Jonathan Ross last month in Minneapolis, Minnesota."
Internal records reveal that an HSI officer fatally shot 23-year-old US citizen Ruben Ray Martinez in South Padre Island almost a year ago. Local reports at the time did not identify HSI involvement or disclose that a federal agent fired through the driver-side window. American Oversight said the disclosure followed a FOIA effort and called the delay unacceptable, noting similarities to the killing of Renee Good. The deaths of Good and Alex Pretti have intensified outrage over mass deportation policies and helped trigger a congressional funding fight that has partially shut down the Department of Homeland Security. ICE's internal report says agents were redirecting traffic after a major accident on March 15, 2025, and claims the driver failed to follow instructions.
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