39-year-old Anthony Paz Torres was sentenced to 37 years in prison after pleading guilty to hate crime charges in a deadly shooting at a Pleasant Grove repair shop in 2015.
A North Texas man was sentenced to 37 years in prison after pleading guilty to hate crime charges in a deadly shooting at a car repair shop.Last year, 39-year-old Anthony Paz Torres pleaded guilty to five federal hate crime counts in connection to the shooting at Omar Wheels and Tires in Pleasant Grove on Christmas Eve 2015.Investigators say Torres targeted the business because it was a Muslim-owned business.Days before the shooting, he made anti-Muslim comments and promised to come back.
Prosecutors said Torres was targeting Muslims in retaliation for ISIS-related attacks in Garland and California.When he returned to the business, he asked customers if they were Muslim before opening fire. One person was killed, and three others were injured. He attempted to shoot a fourth person as well.
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