The Justice Department said in a brief court filing that it will not seek the death penalty in the case against the alleged shooter who killed 19 at a Walmart store in El Paso.
Walmart shooting suspect Patrick Crusius during his arraignment, Oct. 10, 2019, in El Paso, Texas.The Justice Department said in a brief court filing Tuesday that it will not seek the death penalty in the case against the alleged shooter who killed 19 at an El Paso, Texas, Walmart in 2019.Patrick Crusius allegedly killed 23 in August 2019 at an El Paso Walmart and is facing state murder charges and federal hate crime charges.
Crusius was indicted by federal prosecutors in 2019 on 90 federal charges, including 22 counts of committing a hate crime resulting in death, 22 counts of use of a firearm to commit murder, 23 counts of a hate crime involving an attempt to kill and 23 counts of use of a firearm during a crime.
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