6 people found dead inside cargo train boxcar in Texas
NBC News • • nation
Key Points:
- Six people were found dead in a cargo train boxcar near a rail yard in Laredo, Texas, with authorities responding after a Union Pacific employee reported the discovery Sunday afternoon.
- The ages of the victims and the train's origin have not been released, as the investigation is ongoing, according to Laredo Police Department investigator Jose Baeza.
- The Webb County medical examiner will perform autopsies to determine the cause and manner of death.
- The incident occurred at a large rail yard used for loading and unloading rail cars, described as similar to a seaport loading dock.
- Laredo, bordering Mexico, is a major commercial trade hub, with Port Laredo accounting for 62% of Texas’s land port trade, valued at nearly $340 billion in 2024.