Breaking: The man who killed 23 at an El Paso Walmart in 2019 received 90 life sentences.
A memorial at Ponder Park in El Paso honors the victims of the 2019 Walmart shooting. On Friday, the shooter received 90 life sentences in an El Paso federal court., The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.
"Mental illness doesn't always mean they're going to hurt themselves or others," Spencer said."But some mental illnesses can be debilitating." “He lost all contact with reality,” Spencer said. “Patrick acted with his broken brain cemented in delusions.” A federal indictment issued on July 9, 2020, charged the gunman with 90 counts, including a hate crime resulting in death, a hate crime involving an attempt to kill and the use of a firearm to commit murder. Crusius has been in custody since the Aug. 3, 2019, shooting and pleaded guilty earlier this year.
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