GUILTY TX - 22 killed, 26 injured at Walmart, Cielo Vista, El Paso, 3 Aug 2019 *GUILTY federal* #2

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"Words matter," Spencer said. "When you're the president of the United States, you should be very careful how your words are received—not only by rational people, but also by those who are not."

El Paso Gunman Thought Trump Was 'Telling Him' to Stop 'the Hispanic Invasion' Before Walmart Mass Shooting, Attorney Says

The gunman who killed 23 people and injured 22 others in an El Paso Walmart shooting believed he was acting under the direction of President Donald Trump.

www.latintimes.com

 

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Updated 9:03 PM PDT, April 19, 2025
DALLAS (AP) — The long-running criminal case against a Texas gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack targeting Hispanic shoppers at a Walmart in El Paso in 2019 is on the verge of coming to a close.

Patrick Crusius, 26, is expected to plead guilty Monday to capital murder and receive a sentence of life in prison with no possibility of parole for the massacre near the U.S.-Mexico border. El Paso County District Attorney James Montoya said last month he was offering Crusius a plea deal and that he wouldn’t face the death penalty on the state charge.

Full article: Man who fatally shot 23 at El Paso Walmart set to plead guilty to murder nearly 6 years on

 

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More than $2 million of that went to experts hired since 2019 by the defense team representing Patrick Crusius, now 26, who pleaded guilty to capital murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon last month after District Attorney James Montoya decided not to seek the death penalty. The gunman, who said he attacked the Cielo Vista Walmart in August 2019 to stop “the Hispanic invasion of Texas,” was sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole.

How the El Paso Walmart shooting prosecution cost $6 million, even without a trial

District Attorney James Montoya stated that capital murder cases are inherently expensive, but state grants covered most prosecution costs.

www.elpasotimes.com