El Paso death toll rises to 22

The toll in the massacre rose Monday as David Shimp, chief executive officer at Del Sol Medical Center in El Paso, said one victim died late Sunday night and another Monday morning.

The victims were among more than two dozen people wounded in the massacre that erupted about 10:39 a.m. local time on Saturday inside the Walmart, including children and parents drawn to a back-to-school sale.

Those wounded in the mass shooting ranged in age from 2 years old to 82, according to authorities.

Dr. Stephen Flaherty, director of trauma at Del Sol Medical Center, said the second patient who died was an elderly woman.

Both patients suffered “major and devastating” wounds that were consistent with high-velocity gunshots, he added.

“We are truly heartbroken to have to be here to report this,” said Flaherty, his voice cracking with emotion.

He said he could only speak of the female victim who died.

“The patient had major intra-abdominal injuries affecting the liver, the kidney and the intestines,” Flaherty said. “She received massive blood transfusion, utilizing all types of blood products.”

Shimp added that six other wounded victims remain at Del Sol Medical Center, one in critical condition and five in stable condition. He said two other patients were discharged and one was transferred to another local hospital.

News of the latest death came just hours after the El Paso County Coroner’s Office removed the last victim’s body from the premises.

Crusius who lives in Allen, Texas, approximately 600 miles from the Walmart, is being held on a charge of capital murder, court records show. Crusius, who court documents showed was unemployed for the last 5 months, made an appearance in court early Sunday morning and was ordered held without bond. He was granted a court-appointed public defender.

John Bash, the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas, said Sunday that federal authorities are investigating the incident as an act of “domestic terrorism,” meaning the suspect was allegedly intent on “coercing and intimidating a civilian population.”

Bash said federal authorities are also considering bringing hate crimes and federal firearms charges against Crusius that carry the penalty of death.

Investigators believe Crusius is the same man who allegedly posted a four-page racist, anti-immigrant document on the dark website 8chan before launching the attack, officials said.

President Trump on Monday morning said the shooter’s manifesto was “consumed with racist hate.”

“In one voice, our nation must condemn racism, bigotry and white supremacy,” he said. “These sinister ideologies must be defeated. Hate has no place in America. Hatred warps the mind, ravages the heart and devours the soul.”

El Paso Police Chief Greg Allen said Crusius purchased his weapon legally. He said Crusius was being cooperative and “forthcoming with information” to investigators. The Associated Press reports Crusius is from Allen, Texas, which is a nearly 10-hour drive from El Paso.

President Donald Trump is planning a visit to El Paso, Texas, Wednesday in the wake of the mass shooting over the weekend that claimed 22 lives.

El Paso Mayor Dee Margo announced Trump’s visit at an afternoon news conference, according to news reports.

“He is President of the United States, so in that capacity, I will fulfill my obligation to meet with him,” Margo said, CNN reported.

The El Paso mayor announces President Trump will visit Wednesday. “He is President of the United States, so in that capacity I will fulfill my obligation to meet with him.” Adds he’s received “emails & phone calls” about the visit and “that’s why I’m saying what I’m saying now.”

— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) August 5, 2019

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