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The sentencing hearing began Wednesday, with survivors and victims’ family and friends confronting Crusius and reading victim statements in court.Ĭrusius will now face trial in Texas courts, where prosecutors have said they will seek the death penalty.Īmong U.S.

The Justice Department’s commitment to combating hate crimes is unwavering,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement. We are grateful to the victims and their family members who have spent the last three days bravely sharing the devastation and pain they endured because of Crusius’s horrendous crimes. “The 90 consecutive life sentences announced today guarantee that Patrick Crusius will spend the rest of his life in prison for his deadly, racist rampage in El Paso. Patrick Crusius pleaded guilty in February to 90 federal charges, including hate crimes, and was awaiting sentencing.

A federal court in Texas imposed 90 consecutive life sentences to the man who killed 23 people and injured 23 others in a xenophobia-inspired mass shooting at an El Paso Walmart in 2019.