A man arrested for an attack on Sunday in front of an immigrant reception center in Brownsville, Texas (USA), which killed eight people, is charged with reckless killing and an attack with a deadly weapon, local authorities said on Monday.

Hispanic George Alvarez has eight counts of negligent homicide and ten for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, Felix Soceda, police chief of Brownsville, Texas, where the incident took place, told a news conference.

The agent clarified that it is not yet ruled out that the accident occurred deliberatetherefore, the received charges could change and increase.

The incident happened at 08:29 am local time. The car, which Sauceda said “lost control,” ran into a group of pedestrians waiting at a bus stop in front of the Centro Obispo Enrique San Pedro Ozanam homeless shelter, which has been converted into a shelter due to hundreds of immigrants passing through the area.

The police chief indicated that they had not yet received test results to determine if the man was driving under the influence of alcohol.

Alvarez tried to run away from the scene, but was detained by people who witnessed the incident. The man had a criminal record, including two assaults with a deadly weapon and assault on a law enforcement officer, Sauceda said.

The police chief explained that all the victims were male, but did not specify their nationality.

Lieutenant Martin Sandoval of the Brownsville police this Sunday emphasized that they first died in the incident. seven Venezuelan immigrantsWith. Later it became known about the death of another person.

Local authorities have already contacted the Venezuelan embassy and other unnamed embassies and asked possible witnesses to provide video or any other information that could help in the investigation.

(EFE)