Biden's DOJ will not seek death penalty for suspected El Paso Walmart shooter Patrick Crusius

Federal prosecutors on Tuesday declined to seek the death penalty for the alleged Walmart shooter who killed 23 shoppers at an El Paso branch of the store in 2019.

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The choice is consistent with the Justice branch's practice of waiving the death penalty in federal cases since President Joe Biden took office, according to local reports.

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Patrick Crusius is accused of driving 10 hours from Allen, Texas and policing the busy Walmart to make sure it filled with Hispanics before shooting 23 customers

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“The United States hereby notifies the court and defendant Patrick Wood Crusius that authorities will no longer seek the death penalty in the immediate case

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Federal prosecutors on Tuesday declined to seek the death penalty for the alleged Walmart shooter who killed 23 customers at an El Paso branch of the store in 2019.

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The selection is consistent with the Justice Department's exercise not to apply the death penalty in federal cases since President Joe Biden took office

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Patrick Crusius is accused of driving 10 hours from Allen, Texas and policing the busy Walmart to make sure it was full of Hispanic humans before shooting 23 customers

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Life in jail is the best punishment the feds could seek for Crusius now that death with the aid of a lethal injection is off the table.

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