Six people found dead inside a Union Pacific boxcar at a rail yard in Laredo, Texas

Six people were found dead inside a sealed Union Pacific cargo train boxcar at a rail yard in Laredo, Texas on Sunday afternoon. The discovery was made by a railroad employee during a routine inspection, and authorities including the Laredo Police Department, Texas Rangers, and CBP launched an investigation. Subsequent reporting identified five of the six victims as nationals from Honduras and Mexico, with hyperthermia cited as the likely cause of death in what federal officials are treating as a botched human smuggling operation.