EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — El Paso Walmart shooter Patrick Crusius was recently moved to another prison in Palestine, Texas, and is now eligible for visitation, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Crusius was moved to Louis C. Powledge at 1400 FM3452, in Palestine, Texas, which is two hours away from his hometown, Allen, Texas, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
As we have previously reported, the shooter was flown out to Huntsville, Texas, on Wednesday, May 7, after pleading guilty to state charges last month.
The shooter pleaded guilty to state charges in the Aug. 3, 2019, massacre on Monday, April 21, and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Previously, the shooter pleaded guilty in 2023 to federal charges and was sentenced to 90 consecutive life terms without possibility of parole.
The shooter killed 23 people on Aug. 3, 2019, and injured more than 20 others in a racially motivated attack at the Cielo Vista Walmart.
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