WASHINGTON (AP) — The man accused of killing 22 people and wounding two dozen more in a shooting that targeted Mexicans in the border city of El Paso has been charged with federal hate crimes, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.
Federal prosecutors were expected to announce multiple charges against the suspected gunman, Patrick Crusius of Allen, Texas, later Thursday at a news conference in El Paso, according to the person, who had direct knowledge of the case but was not authorized to disclose details of the indictment before the official announcement and spoke on condition of anonymity.
A manifesto attributed to the suspect in the Aug. 3 shooting, during a busy back-to-school shopping day, said the attack was aimed at scaring Hispanics into leaving the United States.
