The suspect of a mass shooting that resulted in 22 dead at an El Paso Walmart last August was charged in a 90-count hate crime indictment on Thursday, opening the suspect up to the death penalty if convicted.
The Justice Department said on Thursday that Patrick Crusius, 21, posted a four-page racist manifesto, “The Inconvenient Truth,” on 8chan just prior to the shooting, claiming that “this attack is a response to the Hispanic invasion of Texas.” The document also said he drew inspiration from mass shootings at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, last March, which resulted in 51 dead and 49 injured.
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