The number of people killed in Saturday’s mass shooting at an El Paso, Texas Walmart increased from 20 to 22 Monday morning after two more injured victims died.
The El Paso Police Department announced the latest deaths through Twitter on Monday.
“Sad to report that the number of fatalities increased by one. Victim passed early this morning at the hospital,” El Paso police said.
Sad to report that the number of fatalities increased by one. Victim passed early this morning at the hospital.
— EL PASO POLICE DEPT (@EPPOLICE) August 5, 2019
They later announced another casualty.
Just after 1000 another victim passed away. The total is now at 22
— EL PASO POLICE DEPT (@EPPOLICE) August 5, 2019
A 21-year-old man is in police custody in connection with the shooting. He allegedly wrote and posted a four-page manifesto on an internet chat board just before opening fire inside the store, killing 22 and wounding two dozen more.
According to the manifesto, the shooter acted to stop the “Hispanic invasion of Texas.” The document contained many other white supremacist and racist statements.
The El Paso mass shooting happened hours before another shooter struck in Dayton, Ohio. The Ohio gunman, a 24-year-old man, killed nine and injured 27 on a crowded street early Sunday morning before being killed by responding police officers within 30 seconds of his first shot.
He reportedly praised Satan and socialism on social media. Police have not released a possible motive for his attack.
President Trump delivered remarks on Monday following the bloody weekend. At the time, the president condemned “racism, bigotry, and white supremacy” for motivating the El Paso shooter.
“These sinister ideologies must be defeated. Hate has no place in America,” Trump said. “Hatred warps the mind, ravages the heart, and devours the soul.”
