The passenger in the car when Texas driver Ruben Ray Martinez was fatally shot in March 2025 by a federal immigration agent gave a lengthy statement to lawyers for the slain man’s family disputing the government’s version of events.
That witness died on Saturday in a fiery car crash in San Antonio, a lawyer for Martinez’s family said.
Joshua Orta was riding with Martinez on a Spring Break trip when they came upon a group of local police and federal agents directing traffic around an accident at a busy intersection.
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