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Passenger Dies, Challenges Government's Account of Shooting Incident

2/24/2026

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Joshua Orta, a 25-year-old passenger in the March 15, 2025 incident, died in a car crash on Saturday.
Orta planned to contradict the government’s account, stating that neither he nor Ruben Ray Martinez resisted law enforcement.
The March 15, 2025 shooting by an ICE agent left Ruben Ray Martinez dead.
The Department of Homeland Security maintains the shooting was in self-defense, despite outrage and delayed reporting of Martinez's death.

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Joshua Orta, a 25-year-old passenger in the March 15, 2025 incident, died in a car crash on Saturday.
Orta planned to contradict the government’s account, stating that neither he nor Ruben Ray Martinez resisted law enforcement.
The March 15, 2025 shooting by an ICE agent left Ruben Ray Martinez dead.
The Department of Homeland Security maintains the shooting was in self-defense, despite outrage and delayed reporting of Martinez's death.