Footage shows US citizen shot by ICE agent in Texas traffic stop
The Department of Homeland Security did not disclose Martinez was shot by one of its agents until almost a year later.
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"These new videos confirm that Ruben's car was barely moving when he was shot."
— Rachel Reyes , Other
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A friend of Ruben Ray Martinez who was a passenger in the car during the shooting.
Rachel Reyes is the mother of Ruben Ray Martinez.
Ruben Ray Martinez was a U.S. citizen shot and killed in Texas by a federal immigration agent at the age of 23.
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The Department of Homeland Security did not disclose Martinez was shot by one of its agents until almost a year later.
Body camera footage from the fatal shooting of Ruben Ray Martinez in Texas appears to contradict ICE's claims that he intentionally ran over an agent before being shot.
Newly released body camera footage raises questions about the Department of Homeland Security's account of the fatal shooting of Ruben Ray Martinez by an ICE agent in Texas last year.
Newly released body camera footage shows the chaotic moments leading up to the fatal shooting of a US citizen by an immigration officer in Texas last year.
Newly released video footage provides new insights into the fatal shooting of US citizen Ruben Ray Martinez by an ICE agent in Texas last year.
Body-camera video of the fatal shooting of Ruben Martinez in Texas raises questions about the government's claim that he intentionally ran over an agent before being shot.
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