Summary
A Texas lawmaker, Ray Lopez, is asking for a public hearing about the shooting death of Ruben Ray Martinez by an ICE agent in March 2025. Newly released documents, obtained almost a year after the incident, reveal the involvement of a federal immigration agent. Lopez is using a legislative rule to push for this hearing to ensure transparency.
Key Facts
- Ruben Ray Martinez was a 23-year-old U.S. citizen from San Antonio.
- An ICE agent fatally shot Martinez on March 15, 2025, on South Padre Island.
- The agent fired "defensive shots" after another agent was reportedly run over by a vehicle.
- The new details of federal involvement emerged from ICE records obtained through a public information request.
- Texas Representative Ray Lopez is demanding a public hearing on the incident.
- Lopez invoked a legislative rule to require the committee chairman to schedule this hearing.
- The Texas Department of Public Safety has an open investigation into the incident.
- The Department of Homeland Security confirmed an investigation agent was injured during the incident.
