Texas shooting suspect told police he targeted 'Mexicans'

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The suspected gunman accused of killing 22 people in a shooting rampage at Walmart in El Paso, Texas, last weekend confessed while surrendering and told police he was targeting 'Mexicans', according to an El Paso police affidavit released on Friday.

Friends and family surround the casket of Juan Velazquez, six days after a mass shooting at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, US on August 9 2019.The suspected gunman accused of killing 22 people in a shooting rampage at Walmart in El Paso, Texas, last weekend confessed while surrendering and told police he was targeting"Mexicans", according to an El Paso police affidavit released on Friday.

The suspect, Patrick Crusius, 21, came out of his vehicle, stopped at an intersection,"and stated out loud 'I'm the shooter'", Detective Adrian Garcia said in the affidavit on Sunday, a day after the shooting.The affidavit said Crusius waived his right to remain silent after he was taken into custody and told detectives he entered the Walmart with an AK-47 and multiple magazines.

 

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