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Texas Walmart Shooting Investigated as Hate Crime

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   White House Bureau Chief Steve Herman contributed to this report.

   Police officials in El Paso, Texas, say they are investigating as a
   possible hate crime the mass shooting Saturday at a Walmart that ended
   with at least 20 people killed and 26 wounded.

   Police chief Greg Allen said the police have an online posting
   reportedly written by the 21-year-old white male suspect now in
   custody, that indicates the shooting spree was intended to target
   Hispanics.

   The post appeared online about an hour before the shooting and included
   language that complained about the "Hispanic invasion" of Texas. The
   author of the manifesto wrote that he expected to be killed during the
   attack.

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