The Texas man who opened fire on Hispanic shoppers at an El Paso Walmart, killing 23 people, has pleaded guilty in a recent court hearing. He was sentenced to life in prison without a chance of parole as a result.
What Was the Walmart Mass Shooting in El Paso, Texas?
On August 3, 2019, El Paso police responded to a shots fired call at the Cielo Vista Walmart at 10:30 in the morning.
When they arrived, officers were met with widespread panic as shoppers frantically shouted that there was a man with a gun shooting people inside the store.
The shooter, Patrick Crusius who was 21-years-old at the time, drove about 700 miles from his hometown of Allen, TX, to El Paso. Once he made it to his destination, he exited his vehicle at the Walmart parking lot and opened fire.
He struck and killed multiple shoppers before heading inside to continue his massacre. He then shot nine people in the bank inside the store before heading into the aisles where he shot and killed an additional nine more…