Marimar Martinez says Exum shot as she drove away
Person shot by Charles Exum
“The Agent swerved into me. The Agent shot me as I drove away from him.”
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Martinez’s first-person written testimony describing the collision, shooting, hospitalization, prosecution and dismissal. It supplies her account of the disputed event and is not an independent adjudication.
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In prepared testimony, Martinez recounted following the Border Patrol vehicle and the collision that preceded the shooting.
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She described surviving the gunshot wounds and accused federal officials of advancing a false account of the incident.
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Case context: Was Border Patrol Agent Charles Exum justified in shooting Marimar Martinez?
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Her account directly rejects self-defense and portrays the shooting as unjustified.
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“The findings of the Illinois Accountability Commission are clear: a documented pattern of ICE, Border Patrol and federal agents making discriminatory arrests based on race and ethnicity, acting recklessly, endangering the lives of community members and retaliating against rapid responders and community members – not only in the case of Villegas González, but also in the shooting of Marimar Martinez.”Read statement
Illinois Accountability Commission
“Agent Charles Exum shot an unarmed civilian without apparent justification.”Read statement