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Shooter who killed 23 at Texas Walmart awaits federal sentence (www.reuters.com)
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[–] CoconutPetesPaella@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago

Its because this was the federal case not the state case, nothing to do with his race. Very rarely does the federal goverment pursue capital charges when a plea deal has been made. Texas is pursuing the death penalty afaik.