FBI opens domestic terror investigation into the El Paso shooting [View all]

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FBI opens domestic terror investigation into the El Paso shooting

At least 20 dead in El Paso shooting
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Deadly shooting in El Paso, Texas
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN

Updated 9:56 p.m. ET, August 3, 2019
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What we're covering here
The victims: Twenty people are dead and more than two dozen are injured following a shooting at a shopping complex in El Paso, Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott said.
The suspect: The alleged shooter is 21-year-old Patrick Crusius, three sources tell CNN.
The investigation: El Paso police are working with the FBI, DEA, Sheriff's Department, federal agencies and state agencies.

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FBI opens domestic terror investigation into the El Paso shooting
From CNN's Josh Campbell

A source familiar with the investigative process says the FBI has opened a domestic terrorism investigation into the mass shooting in El Paso to be worked concurrent to the state investigation, with Texas authorities taking the lead.

The FBI, the source indicated, is surging resources from neighboring satellite offices in Texas and assets are on standby to assist should the state request.

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