Road Rage in Brownsville: Brothers Arrested After Shooting and Multi-Vehicle Crash
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On July 9, 2024, Brownsville Police Patrol Officers responded to multiple calls about a road rage incident in progress on the 10650 block of N. Expressway 77/83 near Rancho Viejo. The incident began in Harlingen, TX following an altercation and concluded in Brownsville with a collision involving several vehicles.
The victim, driving a black Toyota Tacoma, was pursued by a white F-150 utility truck and a black Dodge Ram operated by siblings Edgar Gerardo Garza (33) and Francisco Javier Garza (29). During the road rage, the victim alerted his father, who arrived at the scene in a black GMC Sierra to intervene and de-escalate the situation. The confrontation escalated when Francisco Javier Garza fired a shot in the direction of both the victim and his father, striking the GMC Sierra.
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The Garza brothers were arraigned on the morning of July 10, 2024. Francisco Javier Garza faces charges including two counts of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon and Aggravated Assault with a Motor Vehicle (2nd Degree Felony), with a bond set at $75,000. Edgar Gerardo Garza was charged with Aggravated Assault with a Motor Vehicle and received a $35,000 bond.