El Paso Shooting Suspect Says AK-Style Gun Came From Romania

El Paso Shooting Suspect Says AK-Style Gun Came From Romania
Mourners visit the makeshift memorial near the Walmart where 22 people were killed in a mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, on Aug. 12, 2019. Cedar Attanasio/AP Photo
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EL PASO, Texas—The suspected gunman in the deadly mass shooting at an El Paso Walmart earlier this month told police that the AK-style rifle he used in the attack came from Romania, according to an investigative report.

The Texas Tribune reported on Aug. 28 that Patrick Crusius, 21, told police he ordered the weapon online before picking it up at a gun store near his suburban Dallas home. The Tribune cited a Texas Department of Public Safety document that also says the suspect told police he purchased thousands of rounds of ammunition from Russia.