Texas man charged with 8 counts of manslaughter after SUV plows into group of pedestrians

A Texas man accused of mowing down a group of pedestrians with his SUV near a Brownsville homeless shelter that attends to migrants on Sunday was charged with eight counts of manslaughter on Monday, police said.

Brownsville Police Chief Felix Sauceda said during a news conference that the driver, identified as George Alvarez, ran a red light, lost control of his vehicle and hit 18 people.

Responding to a question from a reporter, Sauceda said investigators have not ruled out that the crash was intentional. Sauceda also confirmed several
of the victims are from Venezuela.

At least eight pedestrians were killed and several others injured in the incident. The victims were waiting at a bus stop near Ozanam Center, a shelter for the homeless used by migrants.

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