Approaching the store, Crusius shot participants in a fundraiser for a girls’ soccer team. 3, 2019, attack began in the parking lot on a busy weekend at a Walmart that is popular with shoppers from Mexico and the U.S. In American politics, Republicans continue to use the word "invasion" to describe migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border, waving off critics who say the rhetoric fuels anti-immigrant views and violence.
His views went further in a document posted to an online message board about 20 minutes before the massacre in which he said the shooting was "in response to the Hispanic invasion of Texas." PREVIOUS COVERAGE: North Texas grandparents of El Paso 'domestic terrorism' suspect release statement On social media, Crusius appeared consumed by the nation’s immigration debate, tweeting #BuildtheWall and posts that praised then-President Donald Trump’s hardline border policies. The son of a licensed therapist and nurse, Crusius had been enrolled as a student at Collin College, near Dallas, and had no criminal convictions before the shooting. He showed little reaction as the sentencing proceedings got underway. Nearly four years later, Cruisus entered the courtroom Wednesday in a jumpsuit and shackles. Crusius was 21 years old when authorities say he drove more than 10 hours from his home in an upper-class Dallas suburb to El Paso and opened fire.
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