The man accused of killing 23 people and injuring dozens more in a 2019 shooting targeting people of Mexican descent at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, will plead guilty to federal hate crimes charges, his attorneys said in a court filing.
It comes days after federal prosecutors said they will not seek the death penalty for the shooter, Patrick Crusius.
Prosecutors say Crusius drove 11 hours to El Paso, which sits on the U.S. border with Mexico, from his hometown of Allen, near Dallas, on Aug. 3, 2019, and fired at shoppers inside the Walmart store. He surrendered to officers who confronted him outside….