
A human smuggling attempt ended in tragedy when a migrant drowned in the Rio Grande while fleeing Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) officers during a vehicle pursuit in Laredo.
According to DPS, the incident began shortly near Riverside Road and Mann Road when a trooper attempted to stop a black Chevrolet Tahoe suspected of transporting undocumented migrants. The driver failed to stop, initiating a pursuit that ended at Tres Laredos Park along the riverbank.