unds and later died at a nearby hospital.

CBP's statement said Texas Rangers were investigating and its Office of Professional Responsibility was reviewing the shooting.

South Padre Island, March 15, 2025

A U.S. Department of Homeland Security Investigations agent fatally shot Ruben Ray Martinez, a 23-year-old U.S. citizen from San Antonio, while federal agents were helping local police direct traffic after a crash.

DHS said Martinez struck an agent with his vehicle, prompting another agent to shoot. His family's attorneys challenged that account.

The federal agent's involvement became public nearly a year later through records obtained by the watchdog group American Oversight. Body-camera and security footage were subsequently released. In February 2026, a Cameron County grand jury declined to indict the agent.

What the map can tell us

The map uses The Trace's Gun Violence Data Hub, which compiles incidents from news reports. The Trace says the catalog is incompleted and likely an undercount, so it should not be treated as a definitive statewide or national tally.

The coordinates are estimates based on available reporting. Some identify an approximate area rather than an exact shooting location.

The ENOUGH team will continue following these cases.