Watch: Walmart shooter returns to court to hear more statements from victims, families
Patrick Crusius, the gunman of the Walmart shooting will return to court to continue listening to victims and family members of those lives lost on Aug. 3, 2019.
Over 100 victims and family members are attending this week's victim impact statements, which are expected to last through Wednesday — 49 people signed up to confront Crusius.
Twelve of those 49 expressed their emotions, anger, and even forgiveness to the shooter and the court.
Judge Sam Medrano says they will be allowed to speak for as long as they like.
Survivors of the shooting described the horrors they lived that day, and everyday since.
Family members of those lives lost spoke on behalf of them, and expressed their grief.
The court is expected to start first thing Tuesday morning to continue the statements.
These are the people giving a statement:
- Misty Jamrowski (Mother - Jordan Anchondo)
- Paul Jamrowski (Father - Jordan Anchondo)
- Leta Cuellar (Sister - Jordan Anchondo)
- Ashley Salazar (family - Jordan Anchondo [Victim Advocate reads])
- Raul Melendez (family - David Johnson)
- Stephanie Melendez (Daughter - David Johnson)
- Kaitlyn Melendez (Granddaughter - David Johnson)
- Francisco Rodriguez (Father - Javier Rodriguez)
- Dean Reckard (Son - Margie Reckard)
- Hilda Reckard (Daughter - Margie Reckard)
- Guillermo Gonzalez (Son-in-law - Maribel Loya)
- Michelle Grady (Survivor)
- Melissa Tinajero (Niece - Arturo Benavides)
- Yolanda Tinajero (Sister - Arturo Benavides) Victim Impact Statements
- Luis Alfonso Juarez Jr. (Son - Luis Juarez Sr.)
- Margaret Ann Juarez (Daughter - Luis Juarez Sr.)
- Martha Santiesteban (Daughter - Luis Juarez Sr.)
- Raul Loya (Son - Maribel Loya)
- Joanna Rodriguez (Sister - Javier Rodriguez)
- Isabel Piedra (Daughter - Rosa Barron)
- Job Valentin Luna (Son - Gloria Marquez)
- Ruby Romero (Daughter - Gloria Marquez)
- Ana Maria Gonzalez (Survivor)
- Angela Hubbard (Survivor)
