El Paso Walmart Shooter to Avoid Death Penalty, Receives Life Sentence After Community and Victims’ Input
El Paso, Texas — In a dramatic turn of events, the man responsible for the 2019 Walmart shooting that left 23 people dead and 22 others injured has been spared the death penalty. Authorities announced Tuesday that Patrick Crusius has accepted a plea deal that will instead confine him to life in prison without the possibility of parole, following a decision influenced heavily by the desires of the victims’ families for closure. The decision to …