Six people found dead in boxcar in Laredo, Texas, police say

​Six bodies were ​found on ‌Sunday in ​a train boxcar in Laredo, Texas, according to police. A ‌Union Pacific worker discovered them in a train yard at a remote location near the ‌Mexican border, and police and firefighters later ‌confirmed they had died, said Laredo Police Investigator Joe Baeza.

Six people found dead in boxcar in Laredo, Texas, police say

​Six bodies were ​found on ‌Sunday in ​a train boxcar in Laredo, Texas, according to police.

A ‌Union Pacific worker discovered them in a train yard at a remote location near the ‌Mexican border, and police and firefighters later ‌confirmed they had died, said Laredo Police Investigator Joe Baeza. Police have not determined how they died, ⁠Baeza ​said. The investigation ⁠is ongoing, he said.

There were no survivors, he ⁠said. Police did not say where the individuals ​were from.

Past instances of multiple deaths ⁠in trains and tractor trailers not far from the ⁠U.S.-Mexico ​border have involved migrants, including a 2022 incident in which 53 were ⁠found dead in an abandoned truck with malfunctioning air ⁠conditioning ⁠on the outskirts of San Antonio.

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