Search for suspect after a mother was hit and killed; Dozens of migrants transported in hot trailer | KENS 5 News Now

SAN ANTONIO — On Wednesday, a family laid a mother of four to rest. Police say Jessica Vela, 39, was killed in a hit-and-run on Harry Wurzbach Road near Timberlane Drive on the northeast side. It happened on May 30.

RELATED: ‘Didn’t deserve that’: Mother killed in a hit-and-run, loved ones ask community for help

Bexar County officials say 26 human-smuggling victims were found and seven others taken into custody when law enforcement busted an operation on the far south side Thursday afternoon.

RELATED: Sheriff: 26 migrants rescued, several in custody after human-smuggling operation is busted in south Bexar County

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