NEW: Federal prosecutors won't seek the death penalty for Patrick Crusius, the man accused of killing 23 people in a racially-motivated shooting at an El Paso Walmart in 2019.
The U.S. Department of Justice disclosed the decision not to pursue capital punishment against Crusius in a one-sentence notice filed with the federal court in El Paso Tuesday.
Federal prosecutors did not explain in their court filing why they won't seek the death penalty; However, the Dallas-area native could still face potential execution if convicted in state court. The decision comes weeks after Jaime Esparza, the former district attorney in El Paso, took over as U.S. attorney for West Texas.
Although the federal and state cases have progressed along parallel tracks, it is now unclear when Crusius might face trial on state charges.
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