El Paso Walmart shooting – 30 dead in two US mass shootings in 12 hours as gunman opens fire in Ohio after Texas bloodbath
AT least 30 people have died in two US mass shootings in just 12 hours.
Twisted gunman Patrick Crusius used an AK47-type weapon to gun down parents and kids in a packed Walmart in El Paso, Texas, yesterday.
The 21-year-old, who posted a horrifying anti-Mexican manifesto just 20 minutes before storming the store, killed 20 people after mowing down those inside aisle-by-aisle.
A further 26 people were injured in what has become the deadliest mass shooting of 2019.
And just 12 hours later, a gunman opened fire in an Ohio bar, killing nine people.
Cops, who killed the shooter at the scene in Dayton, say the suspect used a long gun to fire on innocent revellers enjoying a Saturday night out at 1am – 12 hours after the Texas massacre.
WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR
- The Texas suspect has been named as 21-year-old Patrick Crusius from Allen, Texas
- Yesterday, he stormed a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, armed with an AK47-type rifle
- At least 20 people were killed while 26 were rushed to hospital – including a four-month-old baby
- The gunman's killing spree lasted 20 minutes and began at 11am local time (6pm BST)
- In a manifesto, he wrote about a "Hispanic invasion of Texas" and said he would "probably die today"
- Crusius was detained at the scene and did not put up a fight as he was arrested
- Just 12 hours later a gunman opened fire 1,500 miles away in Dayton, Ohio
- The suspect gunned down revellers in a busy bar and killed nine people
- Cops confirmed they had killed the shooter at the scene
Crusius, a “white supremacist” from Allen, Texas, was detained at the scene and is suspected of posting a sick race-hate manifesto online which railed against “race mixing”.
In the manifesto, titled The Inconvenient Truth, he also called on the deportation of immigrants and urged authorities to “send them back”.
He also wrote how he was "inspired" by the Christchurch massacre in New Zealand that left 51 dead in March.
Just before 11am local time (6pm BST) he stormed through the front entrance of the capacity-filled supermarket and opened fire on families.
20-MINUTE TEXAS MASSACRE
His bloody 20-minute shooting spree left at least 20 people dead while 26 people were hospitalised – including a four-month-old baby.
Crusius, wearing ear defenders and cargo trousers, later went on to tell investigators he wanted to shoot as many Mexicans as possible, according to ABC News.
Copies of his race-hate document were shared on social media before the massacre.
He is said to have written that he "can't wait any longer" before adding "f*** this is going to be so s***" and that "he'll probably die today".
It is the eighth-deadliest mass shooting in US history – and the deadliest of the 21 attacks in the United States this year.
Governor Greg Abbott called the killing spree in the Texas border city "one of the most deadly days in the history of Texas."
Details of the victims have slowly begun to emerge – including a hero mum who was gunned down as she protected her baby.
Jordan Anchondo, 25, was fatally shot while holding her two-month-old son, her sister said.
Heartbroken Leta Jamrowski, 19, added that her baby nephew suffered broken bones as the mum-of-three fell to the ground.
People thought he was weird – people had caught him picking his nose and eating scabs and stuff like that.
She said: "From the baby's injuries, they said that more than likely my sister was trying to shield him.
"So when she got shot she was holding him and she fell on him, so that's why he broke some of his bones.
"So he pretty much lived because she gave her life."
Distraught Ms Jamrowski added that she fears her brother-in-law Andre Anchondo was also among the dead as he has not been in contact.
Mexican authorities confirmed three of its citizens were killed – although they have not been named.
It comes as his former schoolmate branded him a “weird nerdy boy” who “always stuck with his own race”.
Paige Ortiz went to school in Plano, Texas, with the mass shooter and said “people thought he was weird”.
She told The Sun Online: “People thought he was weird – people had caught him picking his nose and eating scabs and stuff like that.
“I just don’t know what he was thinking going into a Walmart and gunning down so many wives, fathers, children, mums and dads.
“I feel like he may have been bullied. Our school was diverse, however everyone usually fitted in somewhere.”
TWO ATTACKS IN 12-HOUR WINDOW
On LinkedIn, Crusius wrote he “wasn’t motivated” and said “working generally sucks” before adding that he is simply going to “go with the wind”.
He also revealed he spends “eight hours every day on the computer” which will help “count towards technology experience”.
Describing the Ohio shooting – 1,500 miles away – Lieutenant Colonel Carper said the shooter opened fire at the Ned Peppers Bar in the Oregon district.
He tweeted via the Dayton Police Dept: "The shooter is deceased. There are 9 others also deceased.
"At least 16 others went to area hospitals with injuries."
Cops are now trying to identify the suspect.
The Dayton Daily News had earlier reported that police were searching for a second possible shooter that "may have left the area in a dark-coloured Jeep", but cops have not confirmed this.
Terrified witnesses shared footage showing bar-goers fleeing the scene.
One person wrote on Facebook: “Happened right in front of the patio where I was sitting in front of Neds.
“He tried to go into the bar but did not make it through the door. Someone took the gun from him and he got shot and is dead.
“There are at least eight people dead right by the picnic table where I was on the street.
"A bunch of people taken to the hospital. I don’t know how any… this place is a disaster.”
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