Texas: 7 dead after car runs into pedestrians in Brownsville
By DW
08 May 2023 |
3:27 pm
Police said a suspect was in custody after a vehicle hit a group of people waiting at a bus stop in Texas. The cause for the incident was not immediately clear.
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