US EditionGunman who killed 23 in racist attack at Texas Walmart offered plea deal to avoid death penalty
- A Texas prosecutor, James Montoya, announced a plea deal to avoid the death penalty for Patrick Crusius, who killed 23 people in a 2019 attack at a Walmart in El Paso.
- Patrick Crusius was already sentenced to 90 consecutive life sentences after pleading guilty to federal hate crime charges in 2023.
- Federal prosecutors did not seek the death penalty, citing Crusius's schizoaffective disorder as a factor in their decision.
- Montoya mentioned that families wanted to end the legal process quickly, while some preferred waiting for a death sentence due to the lengthy legal battles.
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El Paso mass shooter could avoid death penalty
The gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack targeting Hispanic shoppers at a Walmart near the U.S.-Mexico border in 2019 would avoid the death penalty under a plea offer announced Tuesday, abruptly ending years of efforts by prosecutors…
·Omaha, United States
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