The warden of a West Texas immigration detention center and his brother were arrested and accused of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a migrant earlier this week.
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The men, who were charged with manslaughter, were in a truck when they pulled over and shot at a group of migrants, according to DPS. Agents from the U.S. Border Patrol’s Sierra Blanca checkpoint were also called to help the Hudspeth County Sheriff’s Office “locate a female gunshot victim” around 9:15 p.m., a spokesperson for the federal agency said.The vehicle linked to the shooting belonged to LaSalle Corrections, according to the Express-News.
It was not clear why the men were accused of manslaughter as opposed to another potential criminal charge. A DPS spokesperson referred further questions about the shooting to prosecutors in El Paso, where jail records show the two brothers were being held. The wounded individual, identified by DPS only as a female, was taken to Del Sol Hospital in El Paso, where she was recovering.
The migrants later told federal agents they had heard one of the men shout in Spanish for them to “Come out,” according to the Times’ report. Eventually, the driver revved the truck’s engine, fired a gun, climbed back into the truck and drove away.
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