Officials said the 21-year-old suspect had written a manifesto that praised the Christchurch attacker. Later that year, another gunman shot and killed 23 people in a Walmart in El Paso, Texas. He said it could result in the "complete racial and cultural replacement of the European people." That gunman's manifesto was called "The Great Replacement" and focused on his concern that white European society would be overrun by immigrants from Muslim and African countries. The Christchurch mosque attacks were also inspired by the white supremacist replacement theory, according to the Anti-Defamation League. The manifesto indicated the gunman was inspired by other mass shooters, including a man who killed nine Black church members during a Bible study session in South Carolina in 2015, and another who killed 51 people at mosques in New Zealand in 2019. The manifesto belonging to the suspect contained racist and antisemitic claims, outlined plans to kill Black people, and repeatedly referenced replacement theory and concerns about the elimination of the white race, a federal official confirmed to The New York Times.Īccording to the manifesto, the location for the shooting was chosen because it had the highest percentage of Black residents near the gunman's home, which was located hours away from the crime scene, authorities said.
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