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| El Paso shooting being treated as domestic terrorism case | |
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| The mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, that left 20 people dead at a Walmart store, is being treated as a domestic terrorism case. Investigators say the suspect, who is in custody, likely legally owned the rifle he used to kill. | |
| “We are treating [the El Paso shooting] as a domestic terrorist case, there’s a statutory definition of domestic terrorism .... this meets it. It appears to be designed to intimidate a civilian population,” US Attorney for Western District of Texas John Bash said at a press conference, Sunday. | |
| He added that “we’re going to do what we do to terrorists in this country, which is to deliver swift and certain justice.” | |
| READ MORE: 20 confirmed killed in El Paso Walmart shooting rampage | |
| The shooter, earlier identified in the media as 21-year-old Patrick Crusius, was said to be cooperating with the investigation. | |
| The suspect is believed to have bought the firearm used during the rampage legally, El Paso Police Chief Greg Allen said. | |
| Prosecutors will be seeking the death penalty for the suspect. | |
| The El Paso massacre took place early on Saturday when the suspect, armed with an AK-style rifle, stormed a local Walmart shooting people in the parking lot and inside the store. At least 20 people were killed and 26 more injured. | |
| A “manifesto” was posted online before the rampage, apparently detailing the shooter’s extreme-right views and branding the attack a response to the “Hispanic invasion” of Texas. The document is yet to be directly linked to the shooter, police said on Sunday. | |
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