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Body Cam Footage Challenges DHS Claims in Martinez Shooting

3/8/2026

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Officials released March 6 body camera footage from Ruben Ray Martinez's 2025 shooting.
The footage does not clearly show Martinez striking an officer with his car.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) claimed Martinez accelerated toward an agent, which the video does not support.
Martinez's passenger Joshua Orta said the vehicle was barely moving.
The killings of two other US citizens occurred after this incident during U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.

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Officials released March 6 body camera footage from Ruben Ray Martinez's 2025 shooting.
The footage does not clearly show Martinez striking an officer with his car.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) claimed Martinez accelerated toward an agent, which the video does not support.
Martinez's passenger Joshua Orta said the vehicle was barely moving.
The killings of two other US citizens occurred after this incident during U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.