It is still unknown how long the people, believed to be migrants, were trapped in the truck on the side of the road.
near Lackland Air Force Base. Though it’s still unconfirmed, federal, state and local authorities said they believe the people killed were migrants.Many questions are still unanswered, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s federal Homeland Security Investigations arm has taken over the investigation. Three suspects are in custody, San Antonio Police Chief William McManus said.
The Mexican Consulate was on the scene because they were informed by police of the suffocation incident, Consul General of San Antonio Ruben Minutti said. Minutti said any Mexican nationals seeking help or information can call the Mexican Consulate atRocha Garcia’s comments came as San Antonio Fire Department Chief Charles Hood gave an update on the situation at 9 p.m. Behind him, Nirenberg and other officials provided information and updates to the ongoing situation.
Hood added that some younger patients, which he described as “teenagers” or “young adults,” were conscious and alert, but very weak. McManus told reporters that he was not confident everyone who was in the truck has been accounted for. “How do we solve the migration crisis in North America? I don’t know if the city has the answer to that,” he said. “Our job is to ask how we can help, so that’s what you’re seeing with the medical assistance. As far as the federal investigation goes, that’s in the hands of the feds.”
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