UPDATE - Three people are in custody after 46 people were found dead inside a tractor-trailer on the southwest side of San Antonio.
San Antonio police, fire trucks and ambulances surrounded an 18-wheeler near the 9600 block of Quintana Road, next to railroad tracks,U.S. Border Patrol reportedly started arriving at 8 p.m. Monday. San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg said in a press conference that the investigation is now a federal investigation.
According to San Antonio Fire Department Chief Charles Hood, all injuries were heat related and patients were 'hot to the touch.' Hood said during a press conference Monday night that those who died suffered from heat strokes and exhaustion due to high temperatures. Hood said that 16 people were transported to area San Antonio hospitals - 12 adults and four children.
Governor Greg Abbott commented on Twitter, saying the deaths are a result of President Joe Biden's open border policies.They are a result of his deadly open border policies.
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