The Latest: Cops: El Paso shooter surrendered with hands up
5 years, 5 months ago

The Latest: Cops: El Paso shooter surrendered with hands up

Associated Press  

EL PASO, Texas — The Latest on the mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas : 5 p.m. Police in El Paso, Texas, say the man charged in a weekend mass shooting that left 22 dead surrendered with his hands up to an officer on a motorcycle before he was taken into custody. ___ 4:15 p.m. A Democratic Texas congresswoman says she’ll take part in a protest rally in her hometown of El Paso ahead of President Donald Trump’s arrival. Rep. Veronica Escobar tweeted the White House had invited her to join Trump during his visit Wednesday to El Paso, where a gunman killed 22 people during a weekend shooting at a Walmart. ___ 1:20 p.m. A survivor of last weekend’s mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, says his 15-year-old nephew was fatally shot as they tried taking cover in the store. ___ 12 p.m. A Texas congresswoman says victims’ families are already using an El Paso community center that was opened to help people cope following last weekend’s mass shooting at a Walmart.

Shooting Trump Texas Escobar Mass Walmart Carrillo El Paso 22 People Ramiro Crusius Patrick Crusius Paso Shooter  paso  shooter  crusius  charged  cops  mass  walmart  texas  center  shooting  hands  el  22  latest  surrendered

History of this topic

Trump shooting shocks, but a gunman striking terror in the U.S. is nothing new. Now what?
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump shooting shocks, but a gunman striking terror in the U.S. is nothing new. Now what?

LA Times  

A member of the Trump campaign and members of the crowd are seen at former President Trump’s rally on Saturday in Butler, Pa., after a gunman opened fire nearby. “But they are a consequence of our country’s weak gun laws and guns everywhere culture — laws that allow hate to be armed with a gun to easily take someone else’s …

El Paso Walmart shooter who killed 23 in racist attack gets 90 consecutive life sentences
1 year, 6 months ago

El Paso Walmart shooter who killed 23 in racist attack gets 90 consecutive life sentences

LA Times  

Patrick Crusius, 24, pleaded guilty earlier this year to nearly 50 federal hate crime charges in the 2019 mass shooting in El Paso. Patrick Crusius, 24, pleaded guilty earlier this year to nearly 50 federal hate crime charges in the 2019 mass shooting in El Paso, making it one of the U.S. government’s largest hate crime cases. World & Nation …

Texas mall shooting started as fight between groups
1 year, 10 months ago

Texas mall shooting started as fight between groups

Associated Press  

EL PASO, Texas — A shooting at a Texas mall that left one person dead and three others wounded began as a confrontation between two groups in the food court, police said Thursday. The ages of those involved in the fight Wednesday at Cielo Vista Mall in El Paso ranged from late teens to early 20s, interim El Paso police …

1 killed, 3 hurt in shooting at El Paso, Texas shopping mall
1 year, 10 months ago

1 killed, 3 hurt in shooting at El Paso, Texas shopping mall

Associated Press  

EL PASO, Texas — One person was killed and three more were wounded Wednesday in a shooting at a shopping mall in El Paso, Texas, adding to the dozens of people already killed this year in mass shootings across the United States. El Paso police said hours after the gunfire that two people had been taken into custody, though details …

'Invasion' language continues after El Paso Walmart shooting
1 year, 11 months ago

'Invasion' language continues after El Paso Walmart shooting

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But for Democrats and immigrant rights groups, there is a separate disappointment: …

A man pleads guilty to federal charges in the El Paso shooting that targeted Latinos
1 year, 11 months ago

A man pleads guilty to federal charges in the El Paso shooting that targeted Latinos

NPR  

A man pleads guilty to federal charges in the El Paso shooting that targeted Latinos Enlarge this image toggle caption Andrés Leighton/AP Andrés Leighton/AP EL PASO, Texas — A Texas man pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal hate crime and weapons charges in the racist attack at an El Paso Walmart in 2019, which prosecutors say was preceded by the gunman …

Mexican man killed in shooting at US Border Patrol station
2 years, 3 months ago

Mexican man killed in shooting at US Border Patrol station

Associated Press  

EL PASO, Texas — A Mexican citizen was fatally shot at a U.S. Border Patrol station in Texas in the second deadly shooting along the U.S.-Mexico border in less than a week. The man was in custody at the Ysleta Border Patrol Station in El Paso on Tuesday when he was shot, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a …

Grief And Remembrance, 2 Years After Mass Shootings In El Paso And Dayton
3 years, 5 months ago

Grief And Remembrance, 2 Years After Mass Shootings In El Paso And Dayton

NPR  

Grief And Remembrance, 2 Years After Mass Shootings In El Paso And Dayton Enlarge this image toggle caption Mario Tama/Getty Images Mario Tama/Getty Images On Aug. 4, 2019, Dion Green was spending the night out with his father, Derrick Fudge, in the historic Oregon District of Dayton, Ohio, when a 24-year-old man opened fire. Sponsor Message Thirteen hours earlier, on …

1 killed as Trump supporters, protesters clash in Portland
4 years, 4 months ago

1 killed as Trump supporters, protesters clash in Portland

India TV News  

The mayor of Portland, Oregon, and President Donald Trump engaged in a real-time argument Sunday as the president sent a flurry of critical tweets about Ted Wheeler as the mayor was holding a press conference about the fatal shooting of a right-wing supporter in his city the night before. Trump retweeted the victim’s name and wrote, “Rest in peace Jay!” …

Ceremonies for El Paso shooting anniversary shaped by virus
4 years, 5 months ago

Ceremonies for El Paso shooting anniversary shaped by virus

Associated Press  

EL PASO, Texas — Twenty-three pillars of light shot into a cloudy El Paso sky to commemorate the lives lost during a shooting that targeted Mexicans at a Walmart one year ago — a memorial visible from both sides of the US-Mexico border. The white beams stood out against the orange glow of the border lights Sunday night as people …

One Year After Walmart Massacre, El Paso Mourns — At A Distance
4 years, 5 months ago

One Year After Walmart Massacre, El Paso Mourns — At A Distance

NPR  

One Year After Walmart Massacre, El Paso Mourns — At A Distance Enlarge this image toggle caption Mario Tama/Getty Images Mario Tama/Getty Images Adria Gonzalez still remembers the blood, the screaming, the bodies. On August 3, 2019, she was shopping with her mother at a Walmart Supercenter in El Paso, Texas, when a gunman opened fire with an AK-47, killing …

El Paso marks Walmart shooting anniversary amid pandemic
4 years, 5 months ago

El Paso marks Walmart shooting anniversary amid pandemic

Associated Press  

When Stephanie Melendez, her husband and two young daughters tested positive for the coronavirus, the person she most wanted to call was her father. Events to mark the anniversary of the Aug. 3, 2019, shooting in El Paso, a largely Hispanic city of 700,000, have taken on a new look amid the coronavirus pandemic: parks lit with lanterns that people …

El Paso shooting suspect faces more federal charges
4 years, 6 months ago

El Paso shooting suspect faces more federal charges

Associated Press  

EL PASO, Texas — A man accused of shooting scores of people at a Texas Walmart last summer was indicted Thursday on new federal hate crime and gun charges following the death of another person injured in the attack. A grand jury returned a new indictment against Patrick Wood Crusius, who was already charged with 90 counts under federal hate …

El Paso Walmart shooting victim dies, death toll now 23
4 years, 8 months ago

El Paso Walmart shooting victim dies, death toll now 23

Associated Press  

EL PASO, Teas — A man shot in the Aug. 3 attack targeting Latinos in an El Paso Walmart died after months in the hospital, raising the death toll from the attack to 23, according to a hospital official. “After a nearly nine-month fight, our hearts are heavy as we report Guillermo ‘Memo’ Garcia, our last remaining patient being treated …

Man charged in Walmart shooting appears in federal court
4 years, 10 months ago

Man charged in Walmart shooting appears in federal court

Associated Press  

EL PASO, Texas — Lawyers for the suspect in a shooting at a Walmart in Texas that killed 22 people waived a federal bond hearing and the reading of the indictment Wednesday, as survivors of the attack teared up and consoled one another. His attorneys waived a reading of his 90-count federal indictment in which he was charged with hate …

El Paso Walmart shooting suspect charged with federal hate crimes
4 years, 11 months ago

El Paso Walmart shooting suspect charged with federal hate crimes

Al Jazeera  

The man accused of killing 22 people and wounding two dozen more in a shooting that targeted Mexicans in the United States border city of El Paso, Texas, has been charged with federal hate crimes. ‘A symptom of a much larger problem’ El Paso City Council member Cassandra Hernandez, whose district includes the Walmart, said the announcement was part of …

El Paso Walmart Mass Shooting Suspect Pleads Not Guilty In 22 Deaths
5 years, 2 months ago

El Paso Walmart Mass Shooting Suspect Pleads Not Guilty In 22 Deaths

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING EL PASO, Texas — The 21-year-old man charged with capital murder in the fatal shooting of 22 people at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, pleaded not guilty Thursday during a brief initial hearing. His arrest warrant says he declared: “I’m the shooter.” In documents filed Thursday, the El Paso prosecutor notified the court that he had …

El Paso mass shooting suspect pleads not guilty in 22 deaths
5 years, 2 months ago

El Paso mass shooting suspect pleads not guilty in 22 deaths

Associated Press  

EL PASO, Texas — The 21-year-old man charged with capital murder in the fatal shooting of 22 people at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, pleaded not guilty Thursday during a brief initial hearing. His arrest warrant says he declared: “I’m the shooter.” In documents filed Thursday, the El Paso prosecutor notified the court that he had shared evidence with …

El Paso police dispute man’s story of heroism during attack
5 years, 3 months ago

El Paso police dispute man’s story of heroism during attack

Associated Press  

EL PASO, Texas — Surveillance video does not back up the story told by a man who was honored this week at the White House by President Donald Trump for his actions during the Aug. 3 mass shooting at an El Paso Walmart, police said. Grant, who was shot twice, was among those recognized this week Trump, although his mother …

Man accused of killing 22 in El Paso indicted on murder charges
5 years, 3 months ago

Man accused of killing 22 in El Paso indicted on murder charges

Al Jazeera  

Texas grand jury indicts Patrick Crusius, who police say went on a shooting rampage targeting Mexicans in a Walmart. A Texas grand jury on Thursday indicted a man accused of killing 22 people in an August shooting at Walmart in El Paso, Texas, who had told authorities he was targeting Mexicans, local media reported. Patrick Crusius, 21, was indicted on …

The Latest: Memorial for victims of El Paso shooting begins
5 years, 4 months ago

The Latest: Memorial for victims of El Paso shooting begins

Associated Press  

EL PASO, Texas — The Latest on the shooting in El Paso, Texas, that killed 22 people : 8 p.m. A memorial for the people killed in a mass shooting in El Paso is under way. ___ 6 p.m. Mexico’s president said he wants the United States to extradite the shooter who killed 22 people at an El Paso, Texas, …

More than three dozen violent or threatening criminal cases linked to people who cited Trump: report
5 years, 4 months ago

More than three dozen violent or threatening criminal cases linked to people who cited Trump: report

Salon  

A new report reveals that more than three dozen violent or threatening criminal cases have been linked to individuals who cited President Donald Trump as at least part of the reason for their actions. "But the vast majority of the cases — 29 of the 36 — reflect someone echoing presidential rhetoric, not protesting it," the report stated. "ABC News …

Mexico, United States agree to exchange information on El Paso shooting following meeting between representatives of both nations
5 years, 4 months ago

Mexico, United States agree to exchange information on El Paso shooting following meeting between representatives of both nations

Firstpost  

Mexico said on Tuesday that it had agreed with the United States to exchange information regarding the deadly shooting in El Paso, Texas, which killed 22 people. Mexico City: Mexico said on Tuesday that it had agreed with the United States to exchange information regarding the deadly shooting in El Paso, Texas, which killed 22 people. “Both governments agreed to …

El Paso crowd decries racism week after mass shooting
5 years, 4 months ago

El Paso crowd decries racism week after mass shooting

Associated Press  

EL PASO, Texas — More than 100 people marched through the Texas border city of El Paso on Saturday, denouncing racism and calling for stronger gun laws one week after 22 people were killed in a mass shooting that authorities say was carried out by a man targeting Mexicans. Chanting “gun reform now,” ’' El Paso strong” and “aquí estamos …

El Paso shooting: Attacker tells police he was targeting 'Mexicans', had published document expressing fears of 'Hispanic invasion' of Texas
5 years, 4 months ago

El Paso shooting: Attacker tells police he was targeting 'Mexicans', had published document expressing fears of 'Hispanic invasion' of Texas

Firstpost  

The 21-year-old Texan who killed 22 people in an El Paso Walmart told police following his arrest that he was targeting ‘Mexicans’. Washington: The 21-year-old Texan who killed 22 people in an El Paso Walmart told police following his arrest that he was targeting “Mexicans,” according to an arrest warrant published Friday by US media. The document charging Patrick Crusius, …

Police: El Paso shooting suspect said he targeted Mexicans
5 years, 4 months ago

Police: El Paso shooting suspect said he targeted Mexicans

Associated Press  

EL PASO, Texas — The man accused of carrying out last weekend’s deadly mass shooting at a Walmart in the Texas border city of El Paso confessed to officers while he was surrendering and later explained that he had been targeting Mexicans, authorities say. The document parrots some of President Donald Trump’s divisive rhetoric about immigration, but the writer said …

El Paso Mass Shooting Meant To Galvanize Other White Nationalists
5 years, 4 months ago

El Paso Mass Shooting Meant To Galvanize Other White Nationalists

NPR  

El Paso Mass Shooting Meant To Galvanize Other White Nationalists Domestic extremism researchers say the manifesto linked to the El Paso shooter is intended as a call to arms to other white nationalists. As NPR national security correspondent Hannah Allam reports, violence is emerging as a defining characteristic of the movement. HANNAH ALLAM, BYLINE: When Art Jipson first began studying …

El Paso shooting suspect told police he targeted ‘Mexicans’
5 years, 5 months ago

El Paso shooting suspect told police he targeted ‘Mexicans’

Al Jazeera  

Authorities believe that the accused shooter is the author of a racist screed published online shortly before attack. Patrick Crusius, 21, emerged with his hands up from a vehicle that was stopped at an intersection shortly after the August 3 attack in the border town of El Paso and told officers, “I’m the shooter,” according to an affidavit quoted by …

El Paso shooting: Suspect told police he was targeting Mexicans, affidavit says
5 years, 5 months ago

El Paso shooting: Suspect told police he was targeting Mexicans, affidavit says

CNN  

El Paso, Texas CNN — The man who authorities say killed 22 people at an El Paso Walmart told police that his targets were Mexicans, according to an arrest affidavit. In the affidavit, El Paso Police Detective Adrian Garcia said 21-year-old suspect Patrick Crusius told him, “I’m the shooter.” “The defendant stated his target were Mexicans,” according to the affidavit, …

Trump: El Paso shooting patients being treated at hospital 'refused to meet with president'
5 years, 5 months ago

Trump: El Paso shooting patients being treated at hospital 'refused to meet with president'

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy El Paso mass shooting patients being treated at a local …

Trump uses Dayton and El Paso visits to attack critics and boast mass shooting victims showed him ‘love and respect’
5 years, 5 months ago

Trump uses Dayton and El Paso visits to attack critics and boast mass shooting victims showed him ‘love and respect’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. However, she said she was glad Mr Trump had not stopped at the site …

Texas governor says ‘no red flags’ in El Paso suspect’s past
5 years, 5 months ago

Texas governor says ‘no red flags’ in El Paso suspect’s past

Associated Press  

EL PASO, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday he’s not aware of any “red flags” in the suspected El Paso gunman’s past and made no mention of taking major gun-control measures in Texas, where three mass shootings since 2017 have killed more than 50 people. He declined to give details, but he and fellow attorney R. Jack Ayres told …

Correction: Texas-Mall Shooting story
5 years, 5 months ago

Correction: Texas-Mall Shooting story

Associated Press  

EL PASO, Texas — In stories Aug. 3-5 about the deadly shootings at an El Paso Walmart, The Associated Press reported erroneously on the number of mass killings so far in 2019. A corrected version of the story is below: Attack on Texas shoppers to be handled as domestic terrorism Federal authorities are joining the probe into the shooting that …

Gun reform urged in Ohio as Texas Democrats shun Trump visit
5 years, 5 months ago

Gun reform urged in Ohio as Texas Democrats shun Trump visit

Associated Press  

DAYTON, Ohio — Ohio’s Republican governor bucked his party to call for expanded gun laws Tuesday and some Democrats in Texas told President Donald Trump to stay away as both states reeled from a pair of shootings that killed 31 people. A racist screed remained the focus of police investigating the massacre at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, …

El Paso opens healing center as it prepares for Trump visit
5 years, 5 months ago

El Paso opens healing center as it prepares for Trump visit

Associated Press  

EL PASO, Texas — El Paso opened a grief center on Tuesday to help people cope with last weekend’s mass shooting at a Walmart, in which 22 people, nearly all with Latino last names, were killed and many others were wounded. El Paso’s police chief, Greg Allen, said investigators believe the suspected gunman, 21-year-old Patrick Crusius, posted an anti-immigrant screed …

What about Gilroy? Trump's White House is ignoring California mass shooting
5 years, 5 months ago

What about Gilroy? Trump's White House is ignoring California mass shooting

Salon  

Two days after she would have turned 14, a funeral mass was held for Keyla Salazar. The White House quickly announced that President Trump will visit El Paso, where 20 people were shot dead by a young man who drove nearly 10 hours to the border town to target Hispanic people, and Dayton, where hours later, 9 people were gunned …

Open obsession: on U.S. mass shootings
5 years, 5 months ago

Open obsession: on U.S. mass shootings

The Hindu  

Two American cities, El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, more than 2,500 kilometres apart, witnessed lethal shootings resulting in mass fatalities over the past weekend, with at least 31 people dead, many injured, and a nation in shock. In his reaction to the shootings, U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to denounce the racist intention behind the shooting when he said, …

Donald Trump proposes tighter gun control tied to immigration reform after Ohio, Texas mass shootings that left 29 people dead
5 years, 5 months ago

Donald Trump proposes tighter gun control tied to immigration reform after Ohio, Texas mass shootings that left 29 people dead

Firstpost  

US President Donald Trump on Monday urged Republicans and Democrats to agree on tighter gun control Washington: US President Donald Trump on Monday urged Republicans and Democrats to agree on tighter gun control and suggested legislation could be linked to immigration reform after two shootings left 29 people dead and sparked accusations that his rhetoric was part of the problem. …

El Paso mass shooting: Toll climbs to 22 as mayor prepares for Donald Trump's visit; local residents express anger over president's trip
5 years, 5 months ago

El Paso mass shooting: Toll climbs to 22 as mayor prepares for Donald Trump's visit; local residents express anger over president's trip

Firstpost  

The Texas border city jolted by a weekend massacre at a Walmart absorbed more grief Monday as the death toll climbed to 22 El Paso: The Texas border city jolted by a weekend massacre at a Walmart absorbed more grief Monday as the death toll climbed to 22 and prepared for a visit from President Donald Trump over anger from …

El Paso deaths climb to 22 as mayor prepares for Trump visit
5 years, 5 months ago

El Paso deaths climb to 22 as mayor prepares for Trump visit

Associated Press  

EL PASO, Texas — The Texas border city jolted by a weekend massacre at a Walmart absorbed more grief Monday as the death toll climbed to 22 and prepared for a visit from President Donald Trump over anger from El Paso residents and local Democratic leaders who say he isn’t welcome and should stay away. Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke, …

Mexico: Texas shooting ‘act of terrorism’ against Mexicans
5 years, 5 months ago

Mexico: Texas shooting ‘act of terrorism’ against Mexicans

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s government said it considers a shooting at a crowded department store in El Paso, Texas that left eight of its citizens dead an “act of terrorism” against Mexicans and hopes it will lead to changes in U.S. gun laws. As the news dominated weekend headlines, some in Mexico said the shooting was the result of the …

Celebrities Slam Trump After El Paso Shooting: He 'Inspires Killers,' Says John Legend
5 years, 5 months ago

Celebrities Slam Trump After El Paso Shooting: He 'Inspires Killers,' Says John Legend

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Following the shooting in El Paso, Texas, in which a gunman who may have been acting upon a white supremacist manifesto massacred 22 people, celebrities condemned the racism espoused by President Donald Trump and his supporters. On Sunday, singer John Legend pointed directly at the president’s bigotry as a cause of the violence, writing, “it’s not a …

Mitch McConnell campaign posts photos of tombstones with Democrat names on hours after El Paso shooting
5 years, 5 months ago

Mitch McConnell campaign posts photos of tombstones with Democrat names on hours after El Paso shooting

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell has been criticised after his …

El Paso absorbs more grief as shooting deaths climb to 22
5 years, 5 months ago

El Paso absorbs more grief as shooting deaths climb to 22

The Hindu  

The Texas border city jolted by a weekend massacre at a Walmart absorbed still more grief on August 5 as the death toll climbed to 22 and fear lingered in El Paso, where the shooting rampage claimed more lives than the number of murders here just two years ago. Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke, who was an El Paso congressman …

As death count rises in 2 US shootings, a familiar aftermath
5 years, 5 months ago

As death count rises in 2 US shootings, a familiar aftermath

Associated Press  

EL PASO, Texas — Anguished families planned funerals in two U.S. cities, politicians pointed fingers and a nation numbed by gun violence wondered what might come next Monday as the death toll from two weekend mass shootings rose to 31. Equally familiar, Washington reacted along party lines, with Trump’s vague suggestion of openness to new gun laws met with skepticism …

Trump smirked at idea of shooting migrants at rally three months before El Paso massacre
5 years, 5 months ago

Trump smirked at idea of shooting migrants at rally three months before El Paso massacre

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “When you have 15,000 people marching up, and you have hundreds and hundreds of, …

Shooting victims include a mom who died protecting her baby
5 years, 5 months ago

Shooting victims include a mom who died protecting her baby

Associated Press  

In the border town of El Paso, Texas, a shooter opened fire and left 20 people dead and more than two dozen injured. “He had the character and the charisma.” Azzam said Andre Anchondo had started a business in El Paso, building things from granite and stone, and made it successful through hard work. “We’re all family.” --- JESSICA COCA …

El Paso attack becomes America's 250th mass shooting this year
5 years, 5 months ago

El Paso attack becomes America's 250th mass shooting this year

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Why does Dayton have to be the 250th …

Texas mass shooting a domestic terrorism case: US attorney
5 years, 5 months ago

Texas mass shooting a domestic terrorism case: US attorney

The Quint  

Washington, Aug 5 The US federal government is treating a mass shooting in Texas in which at least 20 people have been killed as a domestic terrorism case, a US attorney has said. "We are treating this as a domestic terrorism case," John Bash, the US attorney for the Western District of Texas, said on Sunday at a media briefing, …

Discover Related