Brownsville Police Department
The driver accused of running over and killing eight people outside a migrant facility in Brownsville, Texas, over the weekend was identified Monday as 34-year-old George Alvarez.
Brownsville Police Chief Felix Sauceda said Alvarez has been arraigned on eight counts of manslaughter and 10 counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He’s being held on a bail of $3.6 million.
Sauceda said it’s still unclear whether the mass killing was an intentional act by Alvarez—who has a “lengthy rapsheet,” according to Sauceda—or an accident. He said cops are still awaiting toxicology results and wouldn’t comment on reports that Alvarez hurled anti-immigrant comments as he was taken into custody.