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What the El Paso Mass shooting interrogation reveals about motives and warning signs

In the days after the mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, many came and left flowers, rosaries and messages for the families of victims killed in the attack. The makeshift memorial was cleared out in November 2019. Since, Walmart built the “Grand Candela,” a permanent memorial in the store’s parking lot. And, the county of El Paso constructed the “Healing Garden” at Ascarate Park.
Aaron J. Montes / KTEP News
In the days after the mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, many came and left flowers, rosaries and messages for the families of victims killed in the attack. The makeshift memorial was cleared out in November 2019. Since, Walmart built the “Grand Candela,” a permanent memorial in the store’s parking lot. And, the county of El Paso constructed the “Healing Garden” at Ascarate Park.

As El Paso marks six years since the August 3rd mass shooting at a Walmart, video of police officers questioning the gunman shortly after his arrest has been posted by an online platform that features police interrogations of suspects across the country.

KTEP’s Aaron Montes and Angela Kocherga discuss what the public can learn from the video about the gunman's motive, mindset and circumstances leading up to the mass shooting including warning signs. They also talk about what if anything has changed since the attack August 3, 2019.

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