El Paso shooting rampage that killed 20 investigated as possible hate crime
EL PASO, Texas – A gunman's rampage that left 20 dead and dozens injured was being investigated as a possible hate crime after discovery of a racist manifesto believed to have been posted online by the killer.
Police Chief Greg Allen said the active shooter 911 call was received at 10:39 a.m. and the first police officer arrived six minutes later. Officers descended on the suspect, who was armed with one gun, and took him into custody without firing any shots, Allen said. The manifesto says the influx of Hispanics will overwhelm the state's voting bloc of white people and could turn Texas, normally a Republican stronghold, toward the Democratic party. The writer of the manifesto denied he was a white supremacist but suggests “race mixing” is destroying the nation and recommends dividing the nation into race-based enclaves.
“By describing immigrants in derogatory terms, President Trump is pushing anti-immigrant hate into the mainstream," she said in a statement."Trump has broken the bounds of decency, and his rhetoric and tweets are normalizing anti-immigrant sentiments and fueling white supremacist conspiracy theories that engender violence."
Near her, Tabitha Estrada, 19, was at a GNC vitamin outlet at the front of the Walmart when she heard customers screaming to get away. She took who she could into a room and locked it. Minutes later, she heard police say, “Come out with your hands up!”
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