Prosecutors won’t seek death penalty for accused Texas Walmart shooter
by Associated Press in El Paso, Texas from US news | The Guardian on (#67YPG)
Dallas-area native is charged with hate crimes and capital murder for killing 23 people in a racist shooting in El Paso in 2019
US federal prosecutors will not seek the death penalty for a man accused of killing 23 people and wounding dozens in a racist shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, in August 2019.
The Department of Justice disclosed the decision not to pursue capital punishment against Patrick Crusius in a one-sentence notice filed on Tuesday with the federal court in El Paso.
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