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Body Cam Shows Martinez Driving Slowly, Contradicts DHS Claim

7/18/2026

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Body-camera footage released a year after the South Padre Island shooting shows Ruben Ray Martinez driving slowly, contradicting the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) claim he struck agents.
Martinez’s family says he was obeying agents’ commands when he was shot.
ICE agents say Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez’s past reckless-driving record made them fear for safety.
U.S. agents have fatally shot multiple people in Texas, Illinois, Minnesota, Houston and Maine, all victims dead.

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Body-camera footage released a year after the South Padre Island shooting shows Ruben Ray Martinez driving slowly, contradicting the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) claim he struck agents.
Martinez’s family says he was obeying agents’ commands when he was shot.
ICE agents say Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez’s past reckless-driving record made them fear for safety.
U.S. agents have fatally shot multiple people in Texas, Illinois, Minnesota, Houston and Maine, all victims dead.