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El Paso shooting suspect Patrick Crusius drove 10 hours from his home in the suburbs of Allen Texas to an El Paso Walmart approximately three miles from the US-Mexico border in order to target “Mexicans,” according to a court filing posted by journalist Matthew Keys.
“The defendant stated once inside the store he opened fire using his AK-47 shooting multiple innocent victims,” reads the statement, which adds that Crusius “stated his target were “Mexicans.””
Court record: El Paso Walmart shooter Patrick Crusius told a detective he was targeting “Mexicans” when he opened fire at the retailer pic.twitter.com/iZv2WzD82g
— Matthew Keys (@MatthewKeysLive) August 9, 2019
An eyewitness said that the shooter was targeting customers in the parking lot before entering the Walmart, while the store manager issued a “Code Brown” over the radio, signaling an active shooter to employees according to KVIA.
As the gunman entered, Evans urged everyone in the store to the rear in an effort evacuate to safety. Evans tells ABC-7 the story of how both customers and associates aided victims in the face of danger.
“Everybody, and not just the associates in the store doing this stuff, the customers,” says Evans. “Several customers of our community turned around and helped hold somebody and get them to medical attention, and were really a big part of possibly of saving a life.” –KVIA
Following the shooting which left 22 dead and around two dozen wounded, the 21-year-old Crusius allegedly drove away from the scene, exited his vehicle at an intersection, and approached police with his hands raised in the air while shouting “I’m the shooter.”
#BREAKING: El Paso Walmart shooter went up to police and said “I’m the shooter” after massacre, arrest warrant says pic.twitter.com/DcGalYFhyj
— Matthew Keys (@MatthewKeysLive) August 9, 2019