Witness to Fatal ICE Shooting Dies in Suspicious Car Accident
The passenger in the car during a fatal shooting by a federal immigration agent last year has died in a separate car crash, according to lawyers for the slain man’s family. This witness, Joshua Orta, had provided a statement contradicting the Department of Homeland Security’s account that the driver, Ruben Ray Martinez, intentionally ran over an agent. Orta claimed Martinez’s vehicle was moving slowly and that an agent fired into the driver’s side window without warning. The death of this key witness raises concerns for Martinez’s family as they prepare to file a wrongful death lawsuit.
John Q. Hosedrinker