Seven Dead, Others Reported Wounded After Car Struck Crowd of Pedestrians Near Migrant Shelter in Texas

A fatal car crash in Brownsville, Texas has reportedly left seven people dead and at least six others wounded.

As Texas reels from the shooting in Allen, reports from the border city of Brownsville say that a car struck a crowd of people who were waiting at a bus stop on Sunday morning. The bus stop was in front of the Ozanam Center — an emergency shelter for migrants and the homeless. The incident reportedly took place when a car drove up a street curb at 8:30 a.m. local time.

Local police have told reporters that the driver of the car is in custody and they are proceeding to investigate the situation. Fox News’ Griff Jenkins reported that the suspect was a Hispanic male from whom authorities are drawing blood in order to determine if he was driving under the influence.

Lt. Martin Sandoval of the Brownsville Police Department told reporters that the driver was charged with reckless driving, with more charges likely to follow. Local media also reported that Sandoval said that the crash had the look of an intentional act.

Sandoval spoke with journalists again later on, clarifying the reports that said the police were calling it an intentional accident.

I’m here to clarify that Brownsville police has never taken the stand that this was an intentional accident. It is a factor that we have to look at because there’s three different factors. With that being clarified, we are doing the best we can. We’re still out here, we’re still doing the investigation, detectives are still working, and this is a case that we’re going to continue to work 24 hours a day if need be.

This story is developing and will be updated accordingly.

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