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Charles “Ruso” Martinez

Case from San-antonio, TX dated May 20, 2023

Victim Details

Charles “Ruso” Martinez

Male

Hispanic / Latino

San-antonio

TX

2023-05-20

28

Charles

“Ruso” Martinez

07/15/2026

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On May 20, 2023, Charles “Ruso” Martinez, 28, was fatally shot during an altercation on San Antonio's West Side. The incident occurred around 4 a.m. in the 4300 block of Eldridge Avenue, where Martinez was engaged in a heated argument with his girlfriend concerning their breakup. During this confrontation, Martinez attempted to open the driver's side door of a pickup truck occupied by his girlfriend and 23-year-old Mathew Isaac Ortiz. Believing Martinez was armed and had assaulted the woman, ...
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  • kens5.com: Suspect arrested for murdering man on the west side in May, SAPD says
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