El Paso killer tells authorities he was targeting Mexicans

The man accused of killing at least 22 people at a shopping centre in the US state of Texas has told authorities he was targeting Mexicans and confessed to carrying out the shooting while surrendering to officers, according to police.

Patrick Crusius, 21, emerged with his hands up from a vehicle that was stopped at an intersection shortly after the June 3 attack in the border town of El Paso and told officers, “I’m the shooter,” according to an affidavit quoted by media in the United States on Friday.

After being formally arrested, he told authorities he had entered the store with an assault rifle and ammunition.

“The defendant stated once inside the store he opened fire using this AK-47 shooting multiple innocent victims,” according to the document, written by detective Adrian Garcia.

Crusius said his targets were “Mexicans,” the detective said, according to the Washington Post.

via Washington Post / Al Jazeera