Ruben Ray Martinez, a 23-year-old U.S. citizen, was fatally shot by an ICE agent during a traffic stop in South Padre Island, Texas on March 15, 2025. Martinez was traveling from San Antonio with his best friend to celebrate his 23rd birthday when law enforcement attempted to stop him at the scene of a road accident. Federal officials claimed Martinez refused orders to exit the vehicle and intentionally ran over an agent, prompting the officer to open fire through the driver's side window. However, body camera footage released nearly a year later—following a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit by American Oversight—contradicted the official account. Martinez's family members said he had been attempting to comply with police instructions when shot, and Texas Rangers investigators told his mother that video evidence contradicted the federal agents' account, though authorities declined to comment on the alleged discrepancies.