The man accused of killing 22 people and injuring more than two dozen others in a rampage at a Texas Walmart that targeted Mexicans is expected to be charged today with federal hate crimes.
Lauren VillagranEL PASO, Texas — The suspect accused of killing 22 people and injuring more than two dozen others in a rampage at an East Side Walmart that targeted Mexicans is expected to be charged with federal hate crimes Thursday, according to a person familiar with the case.
A manifesto attributed to the suspect in the Aug. 3 shooting, during a busy back-to-school shopping day, said the attack was aimed at scaring Hispanics into leaving the United States. The indictment comes as El Paso marks the six-month anniversary of the shooting. Last weekend, the commuter town of San Elizario planted 22 oak trees in honor of the victims. Local news outlets aired remembrances.
In court documents, prosecutors said Crusius published a screed online shortly before the shooting that said it was"in response to the Hispanic invasion of Texas." It cited, as inspiration, a mass shooting in Christchurch, New Zealand, that killed scores of Muslim residents of that country.
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