El Paso Walmart Mass Shooting Suspect Charged With Federal Hate Crimes

El Paso Walmart Mass Shooting Suspect Charged With Federal Hate Crimes
Patrick Crusius. FBI via AP
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WASHINGTON—The man accused of killing 22 people and wounding two dozen more in a shooting that targeted Mexicans in the border city of El Paso, Texas, has been charged with federal hate crimes.

Patrick Crusius, 21, has been charged with 90 counts under federal hate crime and firearms laws for his role in the Aug. 3 shooting that authorities said was aimed at scaring Hispanics into leaving the United States, according to an indictment unsealed Thursday.