Event Brief
Key witness to fatal ICE shooting dies in car accident
Filed: Feb 23, 2026 at 5:17 PM ET
Summary: Joshua Orta, a key witness in an ICE shooting case, died in a car accident before he could testify.
WHO: Joshua Orta
WHAT: Died in a car accident
WHEN: Feb 23, 2026 at 4:54 PM ET
WHERE: Texas
WHY: Unrelated car crash
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