A federal judge on Friday sentenced a white supremacist to 90 consecutive life terms in prison for a 2019 shooting in which he killed 23 people and wounded 22 others at a Texas Walmart while targeting Hispanics, the El Paso Times newspaper reported.
The sentencing by US district judge David Guaderrama in El Paso adheres to a plea agreement from February in which shooter Patrick Crusius, 24, pleaded guilty to and agreed to 90 consecutive life sentences in order to avoid the federal death penalty. The shooter still faces Texas state charges that could result in the death penalty. His federal sentencing followed two days of emotional testimony from witnesses, some of the 22 wounded survivors as well asreuters
The sentencing by US district judge David Guaderrama in El Paso adheres to a plea agreement from February in which shooter Patrick Crusius, 24, pleaded guilty to and agreed to 90 consecutive life sentences in order to avoid the federal death penalty. The shooter still faces Texas state charges that could result in the death penalty. His federal sentencing followed two days of emotional testimony from witnesses, some of the 22 wounded survivors as well asreuters