Attack against Venezuelan migrants in Texas: who was the perpetrator and how much are the victims?

On Sunday, May 7, a subject ran over a group of Venezuelan citizens in front of a center to house migrants in Brownsville, Texas. Recently, Lieutenant Martín Sandoval and the Brownsville Police Chief, Félix Sauceda, revealed more details about the perpetrator of this attack, as well as the number of fatalities and injuries.

Attack in Texas against Venezuelan migrants: driver’s identity revealed

Lieutenant Martín Sandoval, spokesman for the Brownsville Police, said at a press conference that the author of the mass hit-and-run was identified as a man who did not want to cooperate with the authorities. “He refuses to have mugshots and fingerprints taken,” he told NewsNation.

However, Brownsville Police Chief Félix Sauceda recently identified the driver who struck the group of Venezuelan migrants as George Alvarez, 34 years old.

George Alvarez, 34, ran over a group of Venezuelan migrants on Sunday, May 7. Photo: Fox News

Authorities also point out that Alvarez ran a red light and lost control before the accident. Later, he tried to flee the scene, but witnesses to the hit-and-run detained him until the police arrived.

Venezuelans who lost their lives in Texas: how much are the victims?

The person in charge of the Obispo Enrique San Pedro Ozanam Center, Víctor Maldonado, indicated that between 20 and 25 migrants were sitting on the sidewalk waiting to catch a bus across the street from the shelter. Maldonado pointed out that the migrants were Venezuelans who had arrived at said facility two or three days ago.

When the authorities arrived at the scene of the accident, they found seven people dead, while six more were taken to hospital with minor or serious injuries.

However, the death toll rose to eight after one of those affected died at a local hospital, according to authorities.

What happened to the Venezuelan migrants in Texas?

On Sunday, May 7, a subject identified as George Alvarez ran over a group of Venezuelan migrants in front of the Obispo Enrique San Pedro Ozanam Center in Brownsville, Texas. As a result of the accident, eight people died and another six were injured.

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