- Two Texas brothers were arrested after being accused of shooting a group of migrants near
- Michael and Mark Sheppard, both in their 60s, are facing manslaughter charges.
- Officials said that the shooting left one man dead and one woman hospitalized.
Two Texas men were arrested earlier this week in connection to a shooting that reportedly resulted in the death of a migrant, according to reports.
Michael Sheppard, an ex-Texas prison warden, and his brother, Mark, were taken into custody on Thursday and are facing manslaughter charges, CNN reported.
The pair was apprehended after state officials say the duo, both in their 60s, allegedly shot a group of migrants who were getting water on the road.
“The group took cover to avoid being detected. The vehicle then backed up, and the driver exited the vehicle,” an affidavit obtained by the outlet said. “The driver leaned on the hood of the vehicle and fired two shots from a firearm at the group. … The driver then re-entered the vehicle and fled the scene.”
The shooting comes on the heels of a rise in anti-migrant rhetoric and amid GOP leaders transporting asylum seekers across the country, a move that immigration experts have called dehumanizing.
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