Suspect in Texas Walmart massacre that left 23 dead in El Paso pleads guilty to 90 federal charges People pray and pay their respects at the makeshift memorial for victims of the shooting that left a total of 22 people dead at the Cielo Vista Mall WalMart (background) in El Paso, Texas, on August 6, 2019. The victim impact statements, in which survivors and loved ones of those killed testify about the shooting’s lasting fallout, lasted two days.

“I hope God one day finds the heart to forgive you for what you’ve done,” Raul Loya, who is related to one of the victims, said Wednesday before crying.Įarlier Wednesday, Crusius answered, “No, sir,” when the judge asked him whether he would like to make a statement.Ĭrusius answered, “No, sir,” when the judge asked him whether he would like to make a statement. Authorities said Crusius carried out the attack with the sole intent of killing immigrants and Mexicans in the West Texas border city. It was the first time the relatives addressed Crusius in court, nearly four years after his hate-filled rampage. The sentencing hearing for Patrick Crusius – a 24-year-old who pleaded guilty in February to 90 federal charges, including hate crimes – began Wednesday in the US courthouse in El Paso and could last several days, according to court records.įor about two hours Wednesday, victims’ sons, widows, brothers and daughters – some in tears – used words like “coward,” “monster,” “killer,” “enemy,” “parasite,” and “bastard” to describe Crusius. Survivors and relatives of victims of the August 2019 Walmart massacre in El Paso, Texas, spent an emotional Wednesday in a federal courtroom speaking directly to the man being sentenced for fatally shooting 23 people and wounding 22 others – one of the deadliest attacks on Latinos in modern US history.

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