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El Paso Walmart Shooter Pleads Not Guilty to 90 Criminal Charges

HeadlineFeb 13, 2020

In Texas, the suspected shooter in the El Paso Walmart rampage that killed 22 people has pleaded not guilty. Patrick Crusius is facing more than 90 criminal charges, include federal hate crimes, for allegedly targeting Latinos and Mexicans in a racially motivated massacre. Shortly before the August 3 shooting, Crusius published a racist online manifesto echoing President Trump’s rhetoric about an “invasion” of immigrants. Crusius faces the death penalty.

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