2019 El Paso shooting
A mass shooting took place at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, United States, on the morning of August 3, 2019. The gunman killed 22 people and injured 24 more.[1][2][3][4]
| 2019 El Paso shooting | |
|---|---|
| Location | 7101 Gateway West Blvd. El Paso, Texas, United States |
| Coordinates | 31°46′38″N 106°23′03″W / 31.7771°N 106.3843°WCoordinates: 31°46′38″N 106°23′03″W / 31.7771°N 106.3843°W |
| Date | August 3, 2019 10:39 a.m. (MDT (UTC−06:00)) |
| Attack type | Mass shooting |
| Weapon(s) | WASR-10 |
| Deaths | 22 |
| Injured | 24 |
| Suspected perpetrator | Patrick Wood Crusius |
The FBI is investigating the shooting as an act of domestic terrorism and a possible hate crime.[5][6]
Patrick Wood Crusius, age 21, was arrested shortly after the shooting began and charged with capital murder.[7]
The 2019 Dayton shooting occurred the following day.
2019 El Paso Shooting Media
The Walmart where the shooting took place
Memorial for the shooting victims
The memorial wall to remember the Walmart victims
On August 3, 2019, 23 citizens of 3 countries —The United States of America, Mexico, and Germany— were gunned down in a mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas. In solidarity with El Paso, the NCO Leadership Center of Excellence, Fort Bliss, presented a memorial memento to Walmart consisting of 23 chips each inscribed with the three national flags, as well as the flag which was flying over the NCO Leadership Center of Excellence at the moment of the mass shooting.
President Trump and the First Lady with the family and baby son of El Paso shooting victims Jordan and Andre Anchondo.
Texas Senator John Cornyn and Trump meet with survivors
News report from Notimex about the shooting and memorials
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References
- ↑ "Texas Walmart shooting: Twenty killed in El Paso gun attack". BBC News. August 4, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
- ↑ Blankstein, Andrew; Burke, Minyvonne (August 3, 2019). El Paso shooting: 20 people dead, 26 injured, suspect in custody, police say. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/active-shooter-near-el-paso-mall-police-responding-n1039001. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
- ↑ Chas Danner (August 3, 2019). "Everything We Know About the El Paso Walmart Massacre". New York Magazine, Intelligencer. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
- ↑ Waldrop, Theresa; Murphy, Paul P. (August 4, 2019). "El Paso shooting suspect may face hate crime charge". CNN. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- ↑ "Texas Walmart shooting: El Paso attack 'appears to be hate crime'". BBC News. August 4, 2019. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- ↑ Romero, Simon; Fernandez, Manny; Padilla, Mariel (August 4, 2019). "El Paso Shooting: 20 People Are Dead in Massacre at Walmart". The New York Times.
- ↑ David K. Li (August 4, 2019). El Paso shooting being treated as domestic terrorism; police say suspect is cooperating. NBC News. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/el-paso-shooting-being-treated-domestic-terrorism-police-say-suspect-n1039076.
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