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Vicente Gonzalez: “It was a tragic accident that took eight lives, at least…”

Featuring: Vicente Gonzalez, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 34

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Rep. Vicente Gonzalez talks Brownsville migrant tragedy and the coming end of Title 42

Published | Video Starts at 00:31

We have, as you heard earlier, there's no confirmation that this was an intentional act. But certainly It was a tragic accident that took eight lives, at least eight lives and has injured 10 others. And at the minimum, we know that it was obviously a disturbed individual with a long criminal history. We are waiting for toxicology reports to see what his state of mind was at the time of the accident. (00:31–00:39)

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