El Paso mass shooting suspect faces trial Judge for the 1st time

19-year-old suspect in fatal shooting of 22 people at a Texas Walmart is set to face his trial judge on October 10, for first time since his arrest. Patrick Crusius of Dallas is expected to appear in an El Paso courtroom for a brief hearing. Police say he confessed to Aug. 3 mass shooting and that he carried out attack targeting Mexicans. Some two-dozen people survived attack with injuries; Hospital officials say two victims are still in hospital. Local prosecutors say y will seek death penalty. Federal authorities are also considering capital murder charges and are investigating possible hate crimes charges. Department of Justice has called shooting an act of domestic terrorism. re were 2,000 witnesses at scene of massacre, so almost everybody in city of about 700,000 knew somebody affected by shooting.

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le prosecutor says his sister was in Walmart

first judge assigned case recused himself because he knew one of people killed in attack. le prosecutor says his sister was in Walmart during attack and that gunman walked right by her. Crusius turned himself in less than an hour after shooting after fleeing scene in his car, according to police. His arrest warrant says he turned himself in, saying “I’m shooter.” Police say he published a racist screed a few minutes before shooting, saying he wanted to kill Latis to balkanize U.S. along racial lines.

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Crusius has been held without bond in an El Paso jail

Crusius has been held without bond in an El Paso jail. He’s been on a suicide watch since shortly after his arrest and is separated from or prisoners. Anticipating a large crowd from public, state District Court Judge Sam Medra will hold hearing in county’s largest courtroom, which seats 100. He said Wednesday that members of public should arrive an hour ahe of 2 p.m. hearing for a security screening. Security will be heightened, according to a spokeswoman at sheriff’s department, which operates both court and jail.
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