Eyewitness to immigration shooting dies in San Antonio car crash
TL;DR
A key eyewitness who told lawyers for Ruben Ray Martinez’s family that a Homeland Security Investigations agent shot through a barely moving car died in a San Antonio crash, potentially affecting a forthcoming wrongful-death suit. DHS maintains its original account, while Texas Rangers investigate Martinez’s fatal shooting. The loss of the witness removes a central corroborating voice for Martinez’s family.
- Witness to immigration agent’s killing of friend last year dies in Texas car crash The Guardian
- Witness Who Disputed ICE Account of Ruben Ray Martinez Shooting Dies in Car Accident The New York Times
- Close friend of U.S. citizen killed by ICE agent disputed official account of shooting CBS News
- Witness who saw friend fatally shot by immigration agent in Texas last year dies in car accident CNN
- Texan shot dead by ICE agent months before killings in Minneapolis, records show KERA News
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