The Facts
A driver ran into pedestrians standing at a bus stop outside a migrant shelter in southern Texas on Sunday, killing at least eight people and injuring ten, in an incident that police are investigating as being possibly intentional.
A spokesperson for the Brownsville Police Department said on Monday that 34-year-old George Alvarez has been charged with 8 counts of manslaughter and 10 counts of aggravated assault.
The Spin
Left narrative
This intentional act of violence against migrants comes amidst a discourse of intolerance in anticipation of the expiration of Title 42. No one, no matter their immigration status deserves to be the victim of a violent crime.
Right narrative
While a tragic incident, there is no evidence that this crash was intentional or politically motivated. Brownsville is in a state of emergency because of an extreme influx of migrants in recent weeks. The fact that those who died were migrants could just be a tragic consequence of the pandemonium at the border.
