The suspect in the shooting at an El Paso shopping center faces capital murder charges and will be eligible for the death penalty, El Paso County District Attorney Jaime Esparza says
Federal authorities are treating the El Paso shooting as a case of domestic terrorism, according to the US Attorney for the Western District of Texas.
The Justice Department is also"seriously considering" bringing federal hate crime and federal firearm charges, which carry a possible penalty of death, against the suspect, US Attorney John Bash said in a news conference. Three sources have identified the suspect as 21-year-old Patrick Crusius of Allen, Texas. The case appears to meet the statutory definition of domestic terrorism, Bash said.
Video shows man hiding as shots ring out inside Walmart 00:50The first call of an active shooter went out at 10:39 a.m. local time, El Paso Police Chief Greg Allen said. The first officer arrived on scene at the Walmart near the Cielo Vista Mall six minutes later.Multiple agencies responded to the scene, including the FBI, the sheriff's department, the state Department of Public Safety and Border Patrol.
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