Overseas Network, June 30. According to a British Reuters report on the 29th, the death toll of the illegal immigrant massacre in San Antonio, Texas, rose to 53. The suspect truck driver tried to pretend to be the victim to escape.
The U.S. federal court said on the 29th that if convicted of multiple crimes, the truck driver could face up to life imprisonment or the death penalty.
According to reports, the truck driver of the immigrant massacre was named Homero Zamorano Jr., a 45-year-old Texas native.
Zamorano was arrested near the crime scene on the 27th after he tried to escape by posing as the victim.
On the 29th, another 28-year-old man named Christian Martinez was arrested, the person may be Zamorano's accomplice.
A day earlier, police detained two Mexican men in connection with the case near a house where the incident occurred and found multiple firearms in their residence.
On the 27th local time, when the large truck driven by Zamorano was found, there were nearly 100 people crowded in the compartment, there was no water in the compartment, and the air conditioner was not working.
The immigrant death toll now stands at 53, one of the worst immigrant deaths in the United States in recent years.
(Zhang Qi from Overseas Network)