Ruben Ray Martinez was a 23-year-old U.S. citizen from San Antonio, Texas, who was fatally shot by a Homeland Security Investigations agent on South Padre Island on March 15, 2025.
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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.
