BREAKING: A white gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack on Hispanic shoppers at a Walmart in a Texas border city was sentenced Friday to 90 consecutive life sentences but could still face more punishment, including the death penalty.
Moments before the attack began, Crusius posted a racist screed online that warned of a Hispanic "invasion" of Texas.
Joe Spencer, Crusius’ attorney, told the judge before the sentencing that his client had a "broken brain" and that he had lost touch with reality. One by one, family members used their first opportunity since the shooting to directly address Crusius, describing how their lives have been upended by grief and pain. Some forgave Crusius. One man displayed photographs of his slain father, insisting that the gunman look at them."You left children without their parents, you left spouses without their spouses, and we still need them," she told Crusius.
Amaris Vega’s aunt was killed in the attack and her mother narrowly survived a softball-sized wound to the chest. In court, Vega railed at Crusius’ "pathetic, sorry manifesto" that promised to rid Texas of Hispanics. "Swim in the waters of prison," she told Crusius. "Now we’re going to enjoy the sunshine. … We still have our freedom, in our country."
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