0:34
- ABC News
- August 8, 2019
Principal killed in massacre mourned in Mexico
Elsa Mendoza de la Mora was among 22 people shot to death at El Paso Walmart.
In addition to the 22 people killed in El Paso, more than two dozen were injured.
The volunteer group Operation H.O.P.E. (Helping Other People Endure), which provides clothing, shoes and even food for the needy in the city, has volunteered to cover the funeral expenses of all the victims in the Walmart shooting.
Following his arrest, Crusius told investigators he was bent on killing as many Mexicans as possible and authorities suspect he is the author of an anti-immigrant screed posted on the controversial online message board 8chan just before the attack.
The mass shooting came a day before nine people were killed when a gunman went on a killing rampage in Dayton, Ohio.
Memorial services for the victims in both shootings are scheduled to continue through the weekend and into next week.
Earlier this week, 15-year-old Javier Rodriguez, the youngest victim killed in the El Paso shooting, was mourned by his teachers and classmates at Horizon High School in El Paso.
\"Javier was just a young man full of life, running in this same stadium we're in now,\" Juan Martinez, superintendent of the Clint Independent School District, said at the vigil, held on the football field at the school. \"He didn't deserve to die in a tragedy like this.\"
ABC News' Wil Gretsky contributed to this report.
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