The driver suspected of ramming an SUV into a crowd of pedestrians who were waiting at a bus stop outside a migrant center in Brownsville, Texas, on Sunday has been identified.
George Alvarez, 34, was behind the wheel of the Range Rover that struck 18 people outside Brownsville’s Ozanam Center, a shelter for migrants and homeless people in the community, Brownsville Police Chief Felix Sauceda told reporters Monday.
Alvarez, whom police said has a long rap sheet, has been formally charged and arraigned on 8 counts of manslaughter and 10 counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He was already charged with reckless driving in the early stages of the investigation.
The victims were waiting at a city bus stop next to the center at roughly 8:30 a.m. Sunday, when the crash occurred.
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Six people were killed at the scene, and two additional people died later. Nearly a dozen others were injured.
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