El Paso Shooting Death Toll Rises to 22
Tucker Higgins
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The death toll from the Saturday mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, increased to 22 on Monday after news that two victims died in a hospital.
In all, 31 were killed in back-to-back shootings in El Paso and Dayton, Ohio, shaking the nation over the weekend.
Mark Ralston
The death toll from the Saturday mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, increased to 22 on Monday after news that two victims died in a hospital.
In all, 31 were killed in back-to-back shootings in El Paso and Dayton, Ohio, shaking the nation over the weekend.
The Del Sol Medical Center in El Paso confirmed the deaths during a news conference Monday. One victim died on Sunday night, and another died Monday morning.
The medical center said it has five patients in stable condition and one patient in critical condition.
A 21-year-old Dallas resident suspected of the El Paso killings is in police custody.
The suspect, Patrick Crusius, is accused of authoring a screed claiming credit for the attack and railing against what the author called a “Hispanic invasion of Texas.”
Federal prosecutors are treating the case as an incident of domestic terrorism.
Claudia Duran, an administrator in the El Paso County district attorney’s office, told NBC News that prosecutors intend to seek the death penalty.
The Dayton shooting took place in a popular entertainment district in the city’s downtown area early Sunday morning. The shooter — who wore a mask, hearing protection and a bullet proof vest — was killed at the scene by police within about 30 seconds.
Authorities identified him as 24-year-old Connor Betts, and said a motive was not yet known.
@TUCKERHIGGINS
CNBC
KEY POINTS
The death toll from the Saturday mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, increased to 22 on Monday after news that two victims died in a hospital.
In all, 31 were killed in back-to-back shootings in El Paso and Dayton, Ohio, shaking the nation over the weekend.
Mark Ralston
The death toll from the Saturday mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, increased to 22 on Monday after news that two victims died in a hospital.
In all, 31 were killed in back-to-back shootings in El Paso and Dayton, Ohio, shaking the nation over the weekend.
The Del Sol Medical Center in El Paso confirmed the deaths during a news conference Monday. One victim died on Sunday night, and another died Monday morning.
The medical center said it has five patients in stable condition and one patient in critical condition.
A 21-year-old Dallas resident suspected of the El Paso killings is in police custody.
The suspect, Patrick Crusius, is accused of authoring a screed claiming credit for the attack and railing against what the author called a “Hispanic invasion of Texas.”
Federal prosecutors are treating the case as an incident of domestic terrorism.
Claudia Duran, an administrator in the El Paso County district attorney’s office, told NBC News that prosecutors intend to seek the death penalty.
The Dayton shooting took place in a popular entertainment district in the city’s downtown area early Sunday morning. The shooter — who wore a mask, hearing protection and a bullet proof vest — was killed at the scene by police within about 30 seconds.
Authorities identified him as 24-year-old Connor Betts, and said a motive was not yet known.
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