Gunman Patrick Crusius, who killed 23 at El Paso Walmart, offered plea deal for life in prison without parole.

The gunman, Patrick Crusius, who killed 23 people in a racist attack at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, in 2019, has been offered a plea deal to avoid the death penalty. Under the deal, announced by El Paso County District Attorney James Montoya, Crusius would plead guilty to capital murder and receive life in prison without parole. The decision was made after consulting with victims' families, many of whom wanted the case to conclude quickly. Crusius has already been sentenced to 90 consecutive life sentences for federal hate crime charges.