Man who fatally shot 23 at El Paso Walmart set to plead guilty to murder nearly 6 years on
- Patrick Crusius is expected to plead guilty to capital murder, receiving a life sentence without parole for killing 23 people in a 2019 attack at a Walmart in El Paso, as stated by El Paso County District Attorney James Montoya.
- Crusius has already been sentenced to 90 consecutive life sentences in federal court for hate crimes and will serve time in a state prison if sentenced on state charges.
- Most victims' relatives supported the plea deal to avoid a prolonged trial, which could have been extended due to the pandemic and changes in district attorney leadership, as noted by Montoya.
- Many victims' families wanted a resolution, contributing to the avoidance of the death penalty, according to Montoya.
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Walmart shooter back in court Monday, expected to plead guilty on state charges
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – The Walmart shooter will be back in court on Monday, April 21, and is expected to plead guilty to state charges in the Aug. 3, 2019 massacre. This comes after El Paso District Attorney James Montoya announced on March 25 that his office would not pursue the death penalty in the state’s long-delayed case against Patrick Crusius. Crusius murdered 23 people in a racially motivated attack at the Cielo Vista Walmart store on t…
Hearing on El Paso Walmart mass shooting sets stage for plea to avoid death penalty
It's been nearly six years since a gunman opened fire at a Walmart in El Paso, leaving 23 people dead and many others injured. The attacker is expected to plead guilty to avoid the death penalty.
Gunman who killed 23 in a racist attack at a Walmart in El Paso pleads guilty to capital murder
The gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack at a Walmart in El Paso — one of the deadliest mass shootings in US history — pleaded guilty Monday to capital murder in a state district court.


Man who killed 23 people at an El Paso Walmart will plead guilty to murder nearly six years later.
The protracted criminal case against a Texas gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack targeting Hispanic customers at an El Paso Walmart in 2019 is nearing a conclusion.
Hombre que mató a 23 personas en un Walmart de El Paso se declarará culpable de asesinato casi 6 años después
Associated Press El prolongado caso penal contra un atacante de Texas que mató a 23 personas en un ataque racista contra clientes hispanos en un Walmart de El Paso en 2019 está a punto de concluir. Se espera que Patrick Crusius, de 26 años, se declare culpable el lunes de asesinato y reciba cadena perpetua sin posibilidad de libertad condicional por la masacre ocurrida cerca de la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México. El fiscal de distrito del…
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