Police in a Texas border city announced manslaughter charges Monday against a local resident who allegedly plowed his SUV into a crowd at a bus stop killing eight men, including several Venezuelan migrants.
Brownsville Police Chief Felix Sauceda said George Alvarez, 34, ran a red light and lost control of his car in the southern US city, leaving 10 others injured, some of them in critical condition.
Sauceda said authorities were still awaiting a toxicology report on Alvarez, who had a history of run-ins with the law, and had not ruled out any motive for the incident.
"George Alvarez is a Brownsville local with an extensive rap sheet," Sauceda said, displaying a long list of previous charges including assault, burglary and driving while intoxicated.
In addition to the eight counts of manslaughter, Alvarez was charged with 10 counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon -- his vehicle.
Sauceda did not provide details on the victims, other than confirming that "several" were migrants from Venezuela.
He said police were in touch with the Venezuelan government and with foreign embassies with regard to the victims.
Victor Maldonado, the executive director of the Ozanam Center, a homeless shelter across the street from the crash, said there was a crowd of about 25 people waiting at a bus stop at the time.
Maldonado said the group included Venezuelans who had just eaten breakfast at the facility.
He described a grisly scene, with body parts strewn along the street.
It was unclear if the crash had been accidental or deliberate.
Witnesses were "really shocked," Maldonado told AFP. "It was pretty intense."
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