Cameron County District Attorney Luis V. Saenz announced a grand jury has issued a 'no bill' regarding the case of the officer-involved shooting at South Padre Island in March 2025.

A 'no bill' means the grand jury reviewed evidence presented and decided there is insufficient probable cause to charge a person and preventing the case from going to trial.

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As previously reported, the shooting occurred March 15, 2025 at the intersection of Padre Boulevard and Marlin Street. The victim was identified as 23-year-old Ruben Ray Martinez.

A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said Martinez attempted to run over a federal agent and a second agent fired his weapon.

Attorneys who were working with Martinez's family released the following statement regarding the grand jury's decision:

"After a year defined by a persistent lack of transparency since Ruben Ray Martinez was shot and killed by an ICE officer, once again, his family is left in the dark by yet another event. Today’s process was private. We do not know what information was presented to the grand jury in that secret proceeding. We do not know what video evidence they were shown, if any. We do not know if they were shown any statement from eyewitness Joshua Orta, who was clear in a thorough firsthand statement that Ruben’s car was moving slowly and did not hit anyone. And we do not know if they were shown video of an ICE agent dragging Ruben onto the ground and handcuffing him immediately after shooting him three times.  

Ruben’s family is devastated.  They are proud Americans, strong supporters of law enforcement, and Trump voters.  They believe there are honest and decent officers out there.  They just want to be treated honestly and decently. We believe that it is essential now that the Texas Department of Public Safety publicly disclose the full findings of their investigation, so that Ruben’s family and the public can determine for themselves whether ICE’s story is accurate and why Ruben was killed that night. We have sought that information, and we will continue to do so, and urge any witness with information about that evening to contact the law firms of Thompson Stam or Hayes Law. Our work continues unabated. Today’s event changes nothing."

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The shooting is under active investigation by the Texas Department of Public Safety Ranger Division.