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As his environment changed, suspect in El Paso shooting learned to hate

Authorities think Patrick Crusius, 21, closely noted the shift and spent countless hours on the Internet studying the white supremacist theory known as "the great replacement."

A police officer stands outside a home in Allen, Texas, believed to be associated with a mass shooting at a busy shopping area in the border town of El Paso, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019.
A police officer stands outside a home in Allen, Texas, believed to be associated with a mass shooting at a busy shopping area in the border town of El Paso, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019.Read moreJake Bleiberg (custom credit) / Associated Press
    by Rachel Chason, Annette Nevins, Annie Gowen, and Hailey Fuchs, Washington Post
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