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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Saturday, August 3, 2019

Statement from Attorney General William P. Barr on Today's Shooting in El Paso, Texas

Attorney General William P. Barr issued the following statement:

"The Justice Department joins in mourning with the people of El Paso, Texas. Those who commit such atrocities should be held accountable swiftly and to the fullest extent the law allows."

Topic(s): 
National Security
Violent Crime
Press Release Number: 
19-837
Updated August 3, 2019