At least seven people are dead after a deadly car incident in Brownsville, Texas Sunday morning, according to police.
A driver allegedly rammed his SUV into multiple people near the Bishop Enrique San Pedro Ozanam Center, a shelter for the homeless and migrants around 8:30 a.m. local time, authorities said, according to local reports.
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Eleven people were transported to a local hospital, including one who was airlifted to Valley Baptist Harlingen, according to the Brownsville Fire Department. Injuries range from serious to minor.
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The suspect is currently in police custody and is being screened for possible drug or alcohol use. He is being kept in the hospital and is under 24-hour supervision. A motive for the incident is not immediately clear.
“What we see in the video is that this SUV, a Range Rover, just ran the light that was about a hundred feet away and just went through the people who were sitting there in the bus stop,” Victor Maldonado, the shelter director, told the Associated Press.
Ozanam is the only overnight facility that handles migrants released from federal authorities, according to the report. It can house up to 250 people.
Brownsville is a city fixated in close proximity to the U.S.-Mexico border. The accident comes amid high anticipation of a migrant surge next week after the pandemic-era Title 42 policy expires on May 11.
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The Washington Examiner contacted the Brownsville Police Department for additional information.
In a previous version of this story, the Washington Examiner reported that Michael Alexander Nash was the driver. The identity of the driver is unknown. The Washington Examiner regrets the error.
