The gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack at an El Paso Walmart in 2019 in one of the the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history has been offered a plea deal to avoid the death penalty.

The gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack at an El Paso, Texas Walmart parking lot in 2019 will avoid the death penalty.

Prosecutors said on Tuesday they have withdrawn the death penalty for the man who shot dead 23 people and wounded 22 others in an attack aimed at Latinos at a Texas Walmart in 2019, enabling him to plead guilty in exchange for a life sentence.