The incident took place after a car ploughed into a crowd at a bus stop located close to the Brownsville's Ozanam Center, a shelter for migrants and homeless people in the community.
Teachers, counsellors, and other staff members, both males and an increasing number of women, target students for illicit sexual liaisons in what has grown into a widespread epidemic in the country.
The injured varied in age from 5 to 61, according to the spokesperson for Medical City Healthcare, which was treating multiple victims at three trauma centres.
Americans stuck in the situation expressed anger over the US government for leaving them to navigate the complicated and dangerous situation on their own.
José Garza, the George Soros-backed district attorney, released Antonio Rios despite the fact that he admitted to aggravated assault causing severe bodily harm.