Suspect in El Paso Walmart Shooting Identified

Suspect in El Paso Walmart Shooting Identified
Law enforcement agents respond to an active shooter at a Wal-Mart near Cielo Vista Mall in El Paso, Texas, on Aug. 3, 2019. JOEL ANGEL JUAREZ/AFP/Getty Images
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EL PASO, Texas—Two law enforcement officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, have identified to various media that the El Paso shooting suspect in custody is 21-year-old Patrick Crusius.

El Paso police have yet to release the gunman’s name, but confirmed that the gunman was a 21-year-old white male from Allen, Texas, a Dallas-area city some 650 miles east of El Paso.