Multiple hit-and-runs in Texas JOHN FAULK | Reuters
They were in front of a center for the homeless in the Texas city of Brownsville. It is being investigated whether the accident was intentional or accidental.
Victims of run over Venezuelan immigrants in front of a center for the homeless in the Texas city Brownsville It increased to eight, after one of the injured died in a local hospital, the authorities reported, according to Efe.
The accident happened on the morning of this Sunday when a car ran into a group of pedestrians waiting at a bus stop in front of the Centro Obispo Enrique San Pedro Ozanam homeless shelter in Brownsville, which has been converted into a shelter due to the hundreds of immigrants passing through the area.
According to Brownsville Police Lieutenant Martin Sandoval, seven Venezuelan immigrants were initially killed in the incident, and another 10 people who were injured of varying severity were taken to a local hospital for treatment, but one of them later died, reports Efe.
The perpetrator of the attackidentified as a Hispanic resident of Brownsville, whose name has not been released, was held by several witnesses to the incident until the arrival of the police, said the authorities, who did not specify his nationality.
Sandoval indicated at the press conference that the person is not cooperating with the authorities, which is why he is unknown whether the accident was intentional or accidental.
The official added that authorities took a blood sample from the driver and a toxicology test was ordered to determine if he had been using drugs or alcohol. “Brownsville police have never taken the position that this was an intentional act, but it’s a factor we have to consider,” Sandoval said.
The responsible person of the Episcopal Center Enrique San Pedro Ozanam, Víctor Maldonado, pointed out that the victims were men from Venezuela and that at the time of the event, between 20 and 25 migrants were sitting on the sidewalk waiting for the bus across the street from the shelter, according to Efe.
Maldonado stated that the migrants came from Venezuela and that they arrived at the shelter two or three days ago.
He said he reviewed surveillance video from the shelter after receiving a call informing him of the incident and that people waiting there were sitting on the sidewalk at the time of the hit-and-run.
“What we see on the video is that the Range Rover went through a traffic light about a hundred feet (30 meters) away and hit people sitting at the bus stop,” Maldonado said.
The media reports that the Centro Obispo Enrique San Pedro Ozanam shelter is the only one that operates at night in the city of Brownsville and manages the release of thousands of migrants from federal custody.
The event took place when there were only a few days left until the end, on May 11 immigration regulations Title 42a measure adopted by former Republican President Donald Trump (2017-2021) and later continued by Democratic President Joe Biden to deport migrants due to the covid-19 pandemic.
In order to prepare for possible problems that will arise after the end of this order, due to a possible increase in migration flow, 1,500 US troops will be deployed at the border to support Border Patrol agents.
Source: La Vozde Galicia
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