El Paso shooting: Suspect 'confessed to targeting Mexicans'
Media playback is unsupported on your deviceThe suspect accused of killing 22 people at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, has confessed that he was targeting"Mexicans", say US media.
Federal officials say they are considering hate crime charges against Mr Crusius, who could face the death penalty if found guilty of the mass murder.The Washington Post and Associated Press, which received the arrest report filed by El Paso Detective Adrian Garcia, reported that he document was written last Sunday, one day after the attack on the Walmart shoppers.
He surrendered without incident, and has been speaking co-operatively with police since the attack, according to investigators in El Paso.Media playback is unsupported on your deviceOn Friday, President Donald Trump, who travelled to El Paso earlier this week, pledged to take a"serious" look at passing new gun control measures to strengthen the background check system.
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