Former warden and brother arrested for allegedly shooting 2 migrants: Jail records

The Texas Rangers, the FBI and a number of other different companies are investigating after two migrants have been shot, one fatally, in a rural county exterior El Paso, Texas.

A spokesperson for the Texas Division of Public Security (DPS) mentioned the Hudspeth County Sheriff’s Workplace notified them of a taking pictures dying on Tuesday and reported {that a} preliminary investigation exhibits {that a} truck with two males inside pulled over and shot at a bunch of migrants standing alongside the highway getting water.

“One male immigrant was shot and killed,” their assertion learn. A feminine migrant was additionally shot however is recovering at a hospital in El Paso, the spokesperson added.

The 2 suspects have been taken into custody and every charged with manslaughter on Thursday, the spokesperson added.

ABC Information has confirmed that one of many males arrested was Mike Sheppard, a former warden at West Texas Detention Middle. A spokesperson for the ability wouldn’t affirm the title, however mentioned the warden there had been terminated “because of an off-duty incident unrelated to his employment.” He and his brother, Mark Sheppard, have been arrested, jail data present.

The detention middle is in Sierra Blanca, Texas, about 4 miles north of the place the DPS spokesperson mentioned the taking pictures occurred.

No extra info was launched.