US EditionGunman who killed 23 in racist attack at Texas Walmart offered plea deal to avoid death penalty
- A Texas prosecutor announced that Patrick Crusius, who killed 23 people in a 2019 attack, has been offered a plea deal to avoid the death penalty, according to El Paso County District Attorney James Montoya.
- Crusius received 90 consecutive life sentences for federal hate crime charges after the 2019 attack.
- Montoya indicated that some families want closure quickly, while Crusius's attorneys noted he suffers from a mental disorder.
- The gunman suffered from schizoaffective disorder, which federal prosecutors noted but did not clarify their decision to forgo the death penalty.
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Shooter Killing 23 at Texas Walmart Not To Face Death Penalty - teleSUR English
Instead, Patrick Crusius was sentenced to 23 consecutive life sentences. Patrick Crusius, the shooter who killed 23 people in a 2019 attack targeting Hispanic migrants at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, will not face the death penalty after he pleaded guilty in court on Monday. RELATED: Study Links Assault Weapons to Higher Death Toll in U.S. Mass Shootings Instead, he was sentenced to 23 consecutive life sentences. El Paso District Attorney James …
DA: Victims' families want Walmart case 'done with as soon as possible'
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) - El Paso District Attorney James Montoya said the decision to no longer seek the death penalty for confessed Walmart shooter Patrick Crusius comes after he met with the victims' families, saying "they want this case over and done with as soon as possible." Montoya talked about the capital murder case against the Walmart shooter in a news conference on Tuesday afternoon, March 25, at the Enrique Moreno County Courthouse. Th…
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