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Texas man pleads guilty in racist 2019 Walmart attack

Albert Hernandez, who lost his sister Maribel Loya and brother-in-law Leo Campos in the August 2019 Walmart mass shooting speaks to the media outside the federal court in El Paso, Texas, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. Patrick Crusius pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal charges accusing him of killing 23 people in a racist attack, changing his plea weeks after the U.S. government said it wouldn't seek the death penalty for the hate crimes and firearms violations. (AP Photo/Andrés Leighton) K-9 officers with the Department of Homeland Security patrol outside the federal building in El Paso, Texas, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. Defendant Patrick Crusius pleaded guilty to federal charges accusing him of killing 23 people in the racist attack at an El Paso Walmart in August 2019, changing his plea weeks after the U.S. government said it wouldn't seek the death penalty for the hate crimes and firearms violations. (AP Photo/Andrés Leighton) Relatives of victims of the August 2019 El Paso Walmart mass shooting, who declined to speak to the media, arrive at federal court in El Paso, Texas, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. Defendant Patrick Crusius pleaded guilty to federal charges accusing him of killing nearly two dozen people in the racist attack, changing his plea weeks after the U.S. government said it wouldn't seek the death penalty for the hate crimes and firearms violations. (AP Photo/Andrés Leighton) Former El Paso mayor Dee Margo speaks to the media outside federal court in El Paso, Texas, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. Defendant Patrick Crusius pleaded guilty to federal charges accusing him of killing 23 people in the racist attack at an El Paso Walmart in August 2019, changing his plea weeks after the U.S. government said it wouldn't seek the death penalty for the hate crimes and firearms violations. (AP Photo/Andrés Leighton) Joe Spencer, far left, lawyer of defendant Patrick Crusius, leads his team upon their arrival to federal court in El Paso, Texas, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. Crusius pleaded guilty to federal charges accusing him of killing nearly two dozen people in a racist attack at an El Paso Walmart in August 2019, changing his plea weeks after the U.S. government said it wouldn't seek the death penalty for the hate crimes and firearms violations. (AP Photo/Andrés Leighton) Joe Spencer, lawyer of defendant Patrick Crusius, speaks to the media after his client's plea hearing in federal court in El Paso, Texas, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. Crusius pleaded guilty to federal charges accusing him of killing 23 people in a racist attack at an El Paso Walmart in August 2019, changing his plea weeks after the U.S. government said it wouldn't seek the death penalty for the hate crimes and firearms violations. (AP Photo/Andrés Leighton) In this courtroom sketch, Patrick Crusius, second from left, appears in federal court accompanied by his legal team Joe Spencer, left, Mark Stevens, third from left, Rebecca Hudsmith, second from right, and Felix Valenzuela, right, on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023, in El Paso, Texas. Crusius pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal charges accusing him of killing nearly two dozen people in a 2019 racist attack at an El Paso Walmart, changing his plea weeks after the U.S. government said it wouldn’t seek the death penalty for the hate crimes and firearms violations. (Nacho L. Garcia Jr./El Paso Matters via AP, Pool) Joe Spencer, center, lawyer of defendant Patrick Crusius, speaks to the media after his client's plea hearing in federal court in El Paso, Texas, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. Crusius pleaded guilty to federal charges accusing him of killing 23 people in a racist attack at an El Paso Walmart in August 2019, changing his plea weeks after the U.S. government said it wouldn't seek the death penalty for the hate crimes and firearms violations. (AP Photo/Andrés Leighton) In this courtroom sketch, Patrick Crusius, left, appears with his attorney, Joe Spencer, in federal court on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023, in El Paso, Texas. Crusius pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal charges accusing him of killing nearly two dozen people in a 2019 racist attack at an El Paso Walmart, changing his plea weeks after the U.S. government said it wouldn’t seek the death penalty for the hate crimes and firearms violations. (Nacho L. Garcia Jr./El Paso Matters via AP, Pool) Albert Hernandez, who lost his sister Maribel Loya and brother-in-law Leo Campos in the August 2019 Walmart mass shooting, speaks to the media outside the federal court in El Paso, Texas, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. Patrick Crusius pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal charges accusing him of killing nearly two dozen people in a racist attack, changing his plea weeks after the U.S. government said it wouldn't seek the death penalty for the hate crimes and firearms violations. (AP Photo/Andrés Leighton) Relatives of victims of the August 2019 Walmart mass shooting, who declined to speak to the media, leave the federal court in El Paso, Texas, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. Defendant Patrick Crusius pleaded guilty to federal charges accusing him of killing 23 people in the racist attack, changing his plea weeks after the U.S. government said it wouldn't seek the death penalty for the hate crimes and firearms violations. (AP Photo/Andrés Leighton) A plaque showing the names of some of the victims of the August 2019 mass shooting is pictured at the memorial site in El Paso, Texas, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. Patrick Crusius, the defendant in the deaths of 23 people at an El Paso Walmart is expected to plead guilty during a re-arraignment hearing in federal court. (AP Photo/Andrés Leighton) A towering memorial, in the form of a giant candle, to the victims of the August 2019 mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, is pictured on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. Patrick Crusius, the defendant in the deaths of 23 people at an El Paso Walmart is expected to plead guilty during a re-arraignment hearing in federal court. (AP Photo/Andrés Leighton) Orange ribbons decorate a memorial site for the victims of the August 2019 mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. Patrick Crusius, the defendant in the deaths of 23 people at an El Paso Walmart is expected to plead guilty during a re-arraignment hearing in federal court. (AP Photo/Andrés Leighton) A decorated rock remembering the victims of the August 2019 mass shooting rests at a memorial site in El Paso, Texas, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. Patrick Crusius, the defendant in the deaths of 23 people at an El Paso Walmart is expected to plead guilty during a re-arraignment hearing in federal court. (AP Photo/Andrés Leighton) The name of one of the victims of the August 2019 mass shooting is seen at a memorial site in El Paso, Texas, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. Patrick Crusius, the defendant in the deaths of 23 people at an El Paso Walmart is expected to plead guilty during a re-arraignment hearing in federal court. (AP Photo/Andrés Leighton) A towering memorial, in the form of a giant candle, to the victims of the August 2019 mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, is pictured on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. Patrick Crusius, the defendant in the deaths of 23 people at an El Paso Walmart is expected to plead guilty during a re-arraignment hearing in federal court. (AP Photo/Andrés Leighton)
Texas man pleads guilty in racist 2019 Walmart attack