Suspected truck driver and his alleged conspirator could face death penalty if convicted.
People commemorate as they leave flowers, candles and water on Wednesday where dozens of bodies were found inside a truck in San Antonio, Texas, in a suspected migrant-smuggling operation. Photo: Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Imageswho were found inside a tractor-trailer in searing heat in San Antonio, Texas, this week, federal officials announced late Wednesday.Prosecutors said the alleged driver, Homero Zamorano Jr.
The death toll from the heat-related tragedy rose to 53 on Wednesday after two more migrants died. Minors were among 11 people still in local hospitals after being found in the tractor-trailer on Monday.Prosecutors charged two other people, Juan Claudio D'Luna Mendez, 23, and Juan Francisco D’Luna Bilbao, 48, both Mexican nationals, on Tuesday with illegal possession of firearms following search of a San Antonio residence.
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