Walmart shooting suspect pleads guilty to federal charges

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

45% : Gonzalez, who has been credited with saving lives in the Walmart, believes the death penalty would send a message.
41% : The expected guilty plea would amount to the first conviction in a case that has dragged on for more than three years, and Crusius could still face the death penalty over separate state charges.
39% : But she is angry that federal prosecutors won't seek the death penalty in a racist attack that, according to investigators, was preceded by the shooter posting an online screed that warned of a "Hispanic invasion" of Texas.
38% : The issue flared again Tuesday during a hearing on border security by the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, during which Democrats accused the other side of fanning rhetoric against migrants.
36% : A Texas man pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal charges accusing him of killing nearly two dozen people in a racist attack at an El Paso Walmart, changing his plea weeks after the U.S. government said it wouldn't seek the death penalty for the hate crimes and firearms violations.

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