Grade 3 of 5: Serious Rights Violation
HSI Agent Kills US Citizen Ruben Ray Martinez on South Padre Island; Federal Role Undisclosed for 11 Months
A federal immigration agent shot a 23-year-old American citizen through his car window at a South Padre Island traffic point. DHS said he deliberately ran over an agent; police body-camera video and the passenger's account describe a car barely moving. The federal role came out only through a records request 11 months later, and a grand jury declined to indict.