Interés Humano

Autoridades investigan si matanza en El Paso fue un crimen de odio

La Fiscalía de Texas considera el caso como ‘terrorismo doméstico’, y pedirá la pena de muerte para el sospechoso

This CCTV image obtained by KTSM 9 news channel shows the gunman identified as Patrick Crusius, 21 years old, as he enters the Cielo Vista Walmart store in El Paso on august 3, 2019. - A gunman armed with an assault rifle opened fire on shoppers at a packed Walmart store, reportedly killing at least 15 people in the latest mass shooting in the United States. Although the exact scale of the tragedy in El Paso, Texas, was not yet known, television networks put the numbers of dead at between 15 and 20 while medics reported treating dozens of victims. (Photo by Courtesy of KTSM 9 / KTSM 9 news Channel / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Courtesy of KTSM 9 News Channel" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
This CCTV image obtained by KTSM 9 news channel shows the gunman identified as Patrick Crusius, 21 years old, as he enters the Cielo Vista Walmart store in El Paso on august 3, 2019. - A gunman armed with an assault rifle opened fire on shoppers at a packed Walmart store, reportedly killing at least 15 people in the latest mass shooting in the United States. Although the exact scale of the tragedy in El Paso, Texas, was not yet known, television networks put the numbers of dead at between 15 and 20 while medics reported treating dozens of victims. (Photo by Courtesy of KTSM 9 / KTSM 9 news Channel / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Courtesy of KTSM 9 News Channel" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS COURTESY OF KTSM 9
Virginia Chacón contó a un policía cómo logró sobrevivir al tiroteo del sábado 3 de agosto del 2019 en Cielo Vista Mall, en El Paso, Texas. AFP Virginia Chacón contó a un policía cómo logró sobrevivir al tiroteo del sábado 3 de agosto del 2019 en Cielo Vista Mall, en El Paso, Texas. (MARK RALSTON/AFP)

El Paso, EE.UU. Las autoridades investigaban el domingo el motivo del ataque del sábado –un posible crimen de odio– cuando un joven armado mató a 20 personas e hirió a más de dos docenas al disparar sobre la gente en una zona comercial de El Paso, Texas.

El individuo arrestado, Patrick Wood Crusius, de 21 años, fue acusado de asesinato punible con la pena capital, indican documentos penitenciarios.

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