We have documented 1 statement by Alex Stamm, in 1 case. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.
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Role at the time: Attorney for Ruben Martinez’s family
Condemned
Statement summary
Stamm said Martinez posed no danger of death or serious injury and that killing him was neither legally nor morally justified.
“Ruben didn’t place anyone in danger of death or serious injury, and that it wasn’t legally or morally justifiable to kill Ruben in these circumstances.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)How the unreported killing of an American by ICE shattered two Texas familiesSections recounting Alex Stamm’s assessment and Rachel Reyes’s first public interview
Why we used this label
He directly says the killing was not legally or morally justifiable, opposing the officer’s use of deadly force.
HSI agent Jack Stevens fatally shot U.S. citizen Ruben Ray Martinez on South Padre Island in March 2025, saying Martinez's car struck a fellow agent. A grand jury declined to indict him, but body-camera footage shows the car moving very slowly, leaving the shooting disputed.
