The shooting suspect has been charged with capital murder, El Paso County District Attorney Jaime Esparza said in a press conference.
“We will seek the death penalty,” Esparza said.
US Attorney John Bash said he is working with authorities in bringing federal hate crimes charges and federal firearms charges, which would carry the death penalty against the suspect.
“We are treating it as a domestic terrorism case, and we’re gonna do what we do to terrorists in this country, which is deliver swift and certain justice,” Bash said.
On Saturday, police said a document they believe was written by the 21-year-old white male suspect has a “nexus to a potential hate crime.”
The four-page document posted online espouses white nationalist and racist views. It rails against immigrants and Hispanics, blaming immigrants and first-generation Americans for taking away jobs and for the blending of cultures in the US.
The document has not yet been officially linked to the suspect.
CNN reported the suspect is Patrick Crusius of Allen, Texas, according to three sources.
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