Feds Won’t Seek Death Penalty Against El Paso Walmart Shooting Suspect: Court Filing

Feds Won’t Seek Death Penalty Against El Paso Walmart Shooting Suspect: Court Filing
El Paso Walmart accused mass shooter Patrick Crusius accused of killing 22 and injuring 25, is arraigned in El Paso, Texas, on Oct. 10, 2019. Mark Lambie/Pool via Reuters
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The accused shooter behind the 2019 massacre at an El Paso, Texas, Walmart will not face death penalty in the federal case, a court filing suggests.

In a court document filed Tuesday at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas in El Paso, federal prosecutors said they “will not seek the death penalty” against Patrick Crusius, who has yet to stand trial more than three years after the shoot up that left 23 people killed and dozens more wounded.