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Marimar Martinez, a 30-year-old U.S. citizen, was shot five times by a federal agent in Chicago. They said she too hit their car. Let's also remember her attorney, Christopher Parente, stated that body camera footage shows it was actually an agent turning his vehicle toward her car and saying, "Do something, bitch," or "Go ahead, bitch," just before the shooting began. They would have gotten away with it if not for the bodycam footage. She was fortunate enough to survive, and for that reason the outrage faded. We can't let this one go.