Patrick Crusius, from Allen, is set to receive multiple life sentences after pleading guilty to federal hate crime and weapons charges in one of the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history.
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Nearly four years later, Cruisus entered the courtroom Wednesday in a jumpsuit and shackles. He showed little reaction as the sentencing proceedings got underway. 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.Prosecutors say the Aug. 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. Approaching the store, Crusius shot participants in a fundraiser for a girls’ soccer team.
The people who were killed ranged in age from a 15-year-old high school athlete to several elderly grandparents. "I definitely want to hear what the families here have to say," Reckard said outside the courtroom. "As far as he goes, there’s really nothing that I have to say.""I just think that us coming here is to take a stand," she said. "You knocked us down, you didn’t knock us out.
Federal prosecutors haven’t formally explained their decision, but have acknowledged that Crusius suffered from schizoaffective disorder that can be marked by hallucinations, delusions and mood swings.
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