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Texas State Fair shooter facing three counts of aggravated assault
By KXAS
Published: Oct. 17, 2023
DALLAS, TX . (KXAS) - A man is in jail after police say he started shooting at the State Fair of Texas.
The chaos sent thousands of people scattering and left three people injured.
Police arrested 22-year-old Cameron Turner and charged him with three counts of aggravated assault for the shooting.
Authorities say they responded to a call about an active shooter at the fair Saturday night.
Two witnesses told police they saw a man shooting in the food court three to four times and then running away.
Two Texas State Troopers and a Dallas Police Officer who were assigned to the fair took Turner into custody.
According to court documents, Turner told police several times that he was trying to protect his family and went into defensive mode and shot when he felt threatened by a group of men.
LAREDO, Tx (KGNS) - An accident is causing traffic congestion on a busy Laredo street.
According to TxDOT, the crash was reported on the northbound lane of Loop 20 near Fairfield Drive at around 9:15 a.m.
Laredo Police and paramedics were seen assisting the individuals involved in the crash.
Officials are advising drivers to slow down and merge into open lanes.
‘Bridge I’ into Eagle Pass to reopen to traffic on Monday, CBP says
by: Sandra Sanchez
Posted: Oct 16, 2023
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Border Report) — After nearly a month closure due to a migrant surge in Eagle Pass, Texas, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials said they plan to reopen Bridge 1 to vehicular traffic on Monday.
CBP officials late Sunday announced that officers would “resume vehicle processing operations at Bridge 1 in Eagle Pass, Texas,” a CBP official said.
But agency officials did not promise it would remain open if additional waves of migrants cross the Rio Grande from Piedras Negras, Mexico.
“CBP will continue to assess operations and plans to execute contingency measures to support and prioritize our border security mission. Should operational changes become necessary, stakeholders will be provided updates to any changes in our security and operational posture,” the CBP official said.
Texas state Rep. Eddie Morales Jr., D-Eagle Pass, told Border Report late Sunday that he is relieved that both international bridges should be open to traffic.
“Yes, very much. We sent that letter supporting the city’s request,” he said.
Last week, Morales sent a letter to the CBP port director asking that Bridge 1 be reopened.
Bridge 1 was closed to vehicular traffic in September so that CBP officers could assist Border Patrol agents and other law enforcement who were processing thousands of migrants per day after they crossed illegally into Eagle Pass. A mobile processing facility was set up under Bridge II, which is also known as the Camino Real International Bridge.
The migrant surge also briefly stopped train traffic to the region for a while, but that resumed a couple of weeks ago.
Eagle Pass Mayor Rolando Salinas Jr., said at least $500,000 was lost in trade and cargo traffic since the bridge shutdown began on Sept. 20.
Compounding the economic losses were delays caused by mandatory commercial truck inspections by Texas DPS officials at Bridge 2, the only open bridge that has serviced the region. Those inspections were stopped after Mexico’s president complained last week.
However, DPS inspections began this weekend in Laredo, at the Colombia Solidarity Bridge, U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, said. Laredo is a three-hour drive south of Eagle Pass.
Cuellar opposes the inspections and worries it will affect trade and commerce in Laredo.
“I do not agree with this decision. The inspections do nothing for border security as they are solely focused on mechanical functions, such as checking tire pressure and windshield wipers. I do not blame the men and women of DPS for this as they are carrying out orders from their leadership,” Cuellar said. “This is a waste of taxpayer dollars that will only hurt Laredo’s economy. I ask that the state stop interfering with the nation’s largest inland port of entry in Laredo.
One-third of all trade with Mexico crosses in Laredo — that’s over 5.4 million trucks per year, Cuellar says.
DPS inspections are being carried out as part of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star — a $10 billion state-funded border security initiative.
City council to discuss funds to purchase new equipment for Laredo Police Department
Published: Oct. 16, 2023
LAREDO, TX. (KGNS) - Laredo City Council is holding its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday.
One of the big items up for discussion is the upcoming meeting for the Texas Commission of Environmental Quality about ethylene oxide emissions.
That public meeting will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 17.
The council will also be talking about accepting funds from the governor’s Homeland Security Grants Division.
It will be for more than $44,000 towards buying a complete bomb suit for the Laredo Police Department’s Bomb Squad.
City officials will also discuss a grant to replace 11 outdated bulletproof vests.
The meeting is going on at the Joe Guerra Library.
Three men arrested and charged with murder, fourth suspect remains at large
By KGNS Staff
Published: Oct. 16, 2023
LAREDO, TX (KGNS) - Laredo Police continue to investigate the city’s latest homicide which has already resulted in three arrests; however, one person remains on the run.
Oscar Ivan Trevino Serna, Mauro Perales and Sheldon Javier Gonzalez Santiago are charged in connection to the death of Mike Torres Jr. who was shot and killed at the 2300 block of East Stewart earlier this month.
Trevino Serna was arrested on Friday night after multiple police units responded to a home at the 200 block of Girasol Court.
Police say he allegedly attempted to evade arrest but was eventually arrested.
All three men are facing charges of murder and engaging in organized criminal activity.
Meanwhile, a fourth suspect identified as Luis Cardona remains at large. He is considered to be armed and dangerous.
If you have any information on his location, you are urged to call Laredo Police at 956-795-2800 or Crime Stoppers at 956-727-TIPS. All calls will remain anonymous.
WEBB COUNTY, TX . (KGNS) - A man wanted for possession of child pornography is arrested.
The Webb County Constables Office for Precinct One worked hand-in-hand with the probation absconder unit in the arrest of Anthony Cederic Frazier Jr.
Frazier was arrested for eight outstanding felony warrants of child pornography.
Constable for precinct one, Guadalupe Gomez said Frazier had failed to meet his state requirements.
“His arrest was done on Friday, and he is now at the jail awaiting a court hearing,” said Constable Gomez.
This court hearing will decide if Frazier will remain in jail or be released.
Constable Gomez adds that the Texas Department of Public Safety’s Sex Offender Registry list is a resource available for those interested in identifying where sex offenders reside.