Nineteen minutes before the first 911 call alerted the authorities to a mass shooting, a hate-filled, anti-immigrant manife sto appeared online. The suspect told investigators soon after his arrest that after driving more than 10 hours from Allen to El Paso, he had become lost, and then drove to Walmart because he was hungry, according to court documents. He also told investigators that he had used an AK-47-style rifle and brought multiple magazines with him from Allen to carry out the killings. The police told her that, according to the law, her son was allowed to have the weapon , a lawyer for his family has said. A lawyer for Mr. Crusius could not be immediately reached for comment on Thursday.

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Persons: manife sto, Allen, Crusius, Mark Stevens Organizations: Walmart, Allen Police Department Locations: Texas, El Paso, United States