El Paso victims will speak this week at the sentencing of the Walmart mass shooter.
In the days after the mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, many came and left flowers, rosaries and messages for the families of victims killed in the attack. The makeshift memorial was cleared out in November 2019. Since, Walmart built the “Grand Candela,” a permanent memorial in the store’s parking lot. And, the county of El Paso constructed the “Healing Garden” at Ascarate Park.
She and other victims will have a chance to convey their thoughts and feelings as the man who murdered their loved ones is sentenced in federal court this week. The gunman Patrick Crusius, now 24, will also have an opportunity to speak on the first day of the hearing, which begins Wednesday. Victims’ impact statements will follow.
The U.S. Department of Justice stipulates he must serve a life sentence for each count, effectively keeping him in prison for the rest of his life. Amanda Enriquez, a former assistant El Paso district attorney at the time of the attack, said she would be surprised to see Crusius speak during this week’s hearings. She said anything he says will be used in the state trial. The new El Paso DA Bill Hicks says he plans to seek the death penalty.“Sometimes victims never get the answer they want,” she said.
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