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6. There is now a third confirmed ICE shooting that happened in Texas in 2025. A U.S. citizen was murdered @ a

Sat Feb 21, 2026, 07:16 AM

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… traffic stop.

“Federal agents shot and killed a U.S. citizen in Texas last year, but initial reports did not reveal their involvement, with the details now coming to light through internal U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) records.

Ruben Ray Martinez, 23, was shot by an ICE Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) officer in South Padre Island, Texas, on March 15, 2025, after what ICE described as a failure to follow law enforcement instructions during a traffic incident as agents worked with local police on immigration enforcement.”

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