El Paso Death Toll Rises

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Two more victims of the mass shooting at a crowded Walmart in El Paso, Texas, died Monday at a hospital, raising the death toll for the attack to 22. The Del Sol Medical Center did not release the names or ages of the patients who died, but hospital officials described one as an elderly woman. One patient who died had major abdominal wounds affecting the liver, kidneys and intestines. That patient also received a "massive blood transfusion," Dr. Stephen Flaherty said at a news conference. Another patient remained in critical condition at the hospital, and five others were in stable condition, two days after the Saturday attack in which more than two dozen people were wounded. Victims were also treated at other El Paso hospitals. Police still have not released a list of the victims of the attack, which happened hours before a separate mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio, that claimed nine lives. Speaking at the White House on Monday, President Donald Trump condemned the two attacks that killed 31 people and wounded dozens of others. He called for bipartisan cooperation to respond to an epidemic of gun violence, but he offered scant details on concrete steps that could be taken. "We vow to act with urgent resolve," Trump said. Federal authorities said they are weighing hate-crime charges against the suspected El Paso gunman that could carry the death penalty. The suspect, 21-year old Patrick Crusius, has been booked on state capital murder ...
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