Suspect In El Paso Shooting Pleads Not Guilty

Suspect In El Paso Shooting Pleads Not Guilty

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The El Paso Walmart shooting suspect pled not guilty to charges of capital murder. The attack resulted in 22 deaths and numerous injuries. Prosecutors are seeking hate crime charges and the death penalty. The suspect reportedly confessed to targeting Mexicans and posted a racist manifesto online. The Department of Justice labeled the shooting as domestic terrorism. The legal process is expected to be lengthy, with the suspect's next court appearance scheduled for spring.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What plea did the suspect enter in the El Paso Walmart shooting case?

Guilty with explanation

No contest

Guilty

Not guilty

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What additional charges are prosecutors seeking against the suspect?

Kidnapping

Robbery

Hate crime charges

Manslaughter

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the suspect reportedly confess to the police?

He was coerced into the act

He was under the influence

He acted in self-defense

He was targeting Mexicans

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the Department of Justice classify the El Paso shooting as?

A robbery gone wrong

A hate crime

An act of domestic terrorism

A random act of violence

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did El Paso Mayor Dee Margo emphasize about the suspect's prosecution?

It should be lenient

It should be delayed

It should be swift

It should be to the full extent of the law