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The mother of the young man arrested in the shooting that killed 22 people in El Paso , Texas, alerted police weeks before the massacre because he was worried that his son had a "AK" type gun. According to CNN, the mother contacted the Allen Police Department because she was worried that her 21-year-old son would have such a weapon given his age , maturity level and lack of experience in handling weapons. fire.

According to defense lawyers Chris Ayres and R. Jack Ayres , during the call the mother was transferred to an officer who told her that, according to the description of the situation, her son was legally allowed to buy the weapon . The mother did not give her son's name and the Police did not seek any additional information before the call ended. It is unknown if the weapon on which the mother asked was the one she used for the shooting.

In a statement, Police explained that only three minor incidents - one, a false burglar alarm in the family's home, another when Patrick Crusius was one of the passengers on a bus involved in a minor traffic accident and a third when He escaped from his home but returned 30 minutes later - "they are all of our Crusius data."

According to family lawyers, the mother's investigation was "informative" in nature and was not motivated by the concern that her son would pose a threat to anyone. "He was not a volatile, explosive child with erratic behavior," said Chris Ayres. "It's not as if the alarms sound."

Sources close to the family have assured CNN that Crusius was a normal girl, confused about the path he wanted to take in his life. I was thinking about studying at the university, enlisting in the Army or looking for a full-time job. "He was trying to figure out what to do with his life. When did he deviate from his path? We don't know ," the source added.

Police say Patrick Crusius , a white man from the Allen suburb of Dallas, drove some 650 miles (1,046 km) to the border city of El Paso, in western Texas, before opening fire at a Walmart store.

The majority of the 22 people killed were Hispanic , including eight Mexican citizens. At least two dozen people were injured. The suspect, who turned himself in to the police, has been charged with capital murder. District attorney Jaime Esparza said his office will seek the death penalty.

A racist and anti-immigrant manifesto that authorities believe was written by the suspect was published on the Internet shortly before the attack, which the author described as "response to the Hispanic invasion of Texas . "

In addition, federal prosecutor John Bash said the Justice Department is "seriously considering" filing federal charges for hate crimes and federal firearms.

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