Texas Walmart shooter agrees to pay more than $5M to families over 2019 racist attack

(25 Sep 2023) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: PART MUST CREDIT FBI FBI - MUST CREDIT FBI Exact location unknown - Exact date unknown 1. ARCHIVE: Booking photo of Patrick Crusius POOL El Paso, Texas - 10 October 2019 2. ARCHIVE: Walmart shooting suspect Patrick Crusius and his attorneys entering courtroom 3. Crusius and his attorneys listening to judge, UPSOUND (English) Judge: “And to the indictment, sir, do you wish to enter a plea of guilty or not guilty?“ CRUSIUS: “Not guilty.“ JUDGE: “The court has entered a plea of not guilty on your behalf.“ 4. ARCHIVE: Crusius and attorneys leaving courtroom ASSOCIATED PRESS El Paso, Texas - 3 August 2019 5. ARCHIVE: Pan of emergency vehicles on scene on day of shooting ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVE: El Paso, Texas - 5 August 2019 6. ARCHIVE: Various exteriors of Walmart store where shootings took place 7. ARCHIVE: Various of memorial outside the Walmart ASSOCIATED PRESS El Paso, Texas - 6 August 2019 8. ARCHIVE: Various of memorial site at Walmart in El Paso, Texas STORYLINE: A white Texas gunman who killed 23 people at a Walmart in 2019 after ranting about Hispanics taking over the government and economy has agreed to pay more than $5 million to victims of the racist attack, according to an order signed by a judge Monday. Patrick Crusius was sentenced to 90 consecutive life sentences in July after pleading guilty to federal hate crime charges following one of the nation’s worst mass killings. Court records show his attorneys and the Justice Department reached an agreement over the restitution amount, which was then approved by U.S. District Judge David Guaderrama. There is no indication Crusius, 25, has significant assets. He was 21 years old and had dropped out of community college when police say he drove more than 700 miles from his home near Dallas to target Hispanics with an AK-style rifle inside and outside the store. Moments before the attack began, Crusius posted a racist screed online that warned of a Hispanic “invasion” of Texas. He once worked at a movie theater, a job that his attorneys have said Crusius was forced to leave because he was having violent thoughts. Crusius pleaded guilty in February after federal prosecutors took the death penalty off the table. But Texas prosecutors have said they will try to put Crusius on death row when he stands trial in state court. That trial date has not yet been set. Under the agreement between the gunman and the government, Crusius will pay $5,557,, according to court filings. Joe Spencer, an attorney for Crusius, and a spokesperson for the Justice Department did not return messages Monday. In January, the Justice Department proposed changes to how it runs federal prisoners’ deposit accounts in an effort to ensure victims are paid restitution, including from some high-profile inmates with large balances. The move came as the Justice Department faced increased scrutiny after revelations that several high-profile inmates kept large sums of money in their prison accounts but only made minimal payments to their victims. The 2019 attack was the deadliest of a dozen mass shootings in the U.S. linked to hate crimes since 2006, according to a database compiled by The Associated Press, USA Today and Northeastern University. =========================================================== Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel 44(0)2074827482 Email: info@. Find out more about AP Archive: Twitter: Facebook: ​​ Instagram: You can license this story through AP Archive: