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Texas tragedy: 9 dead after police find a truck at a Walmart — a ‘horrific’ case of suspected smuggling
SAN ANTONIO — Police discovered a sweltering tractor-trailer packed with dozens of people outside a Walmart early Sunday morning — eight were dead already; one more person would die soon; and many more are expected to have brain damage from severe heat.
“They discovered an alien smuggling venture gone horribly wrong,” Richard L. Durbin, the U.S. attorney for the Western District of Texas, wrote in a statement released by federal immigration authorities on Sunday morning.
“All were victims of ruthless human smugglers indifferent to the well-being of their fragile cargo,” he added.
Police Chief William McManus did not go quite so far when he spoke to reporters before dawn. But he said his homicide detectives would work with federal immigration authorities to determine “the origin of this horrific tragedy.”
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Texas tragedy: 9 dead after police find a truck at a Walmart — a ‘horrific’ case of suspected smuggling
SAN ANTONIO — Police discovered a sweltering tractor-trailer packed with dozens of people outside a Walmart early Sunday morning — eight were dead already; one more person would die soon; and many more are expected to have brain damage from severe heat.
“They discovered an alien smuggling venture gone horribly wrong,” Richard L. Durbin, the U.S. attorney for the Western District of Texas, wrote in a statement released by federal immigration authorities on Sunday morning.
“All were victims of ruthless human smugglers indifferent to the well-being of their fragile cargo,” he added.
Police Chief William McManus did not go quite so far when he spoke to reporters before dawn. But he said his homicide detectives would work with federal immigration authorities to determine “the origin of this horrific tragedy.”
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