A woman hugs the man who fatally shot her brother and 22 more in a racist attack at a Texas Walmart

Hugs of mercy in a Texas courtroom

After a plea of guilty and his sentencing, a mass shooter receives acts of forgiveness from family members of victims. It was both healing and civilizing.

Walmart shooting victim impact statements

Kaitlyn Melendez Impact Statement Leta Cuellar Impact Statement Liliana Muñoz Impact Statement Misty Jamrowski Impact Statement Monica Arciniega Impact Statement Olivia Mariscal Rodriguez Impact Statement Raul Melendez Impact Statement Stephanie Melendez Impact Statement Yvonne Loya Gonzalez Impact Statement EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- This week, victims of the August 3rd Walmart mass shooting and their families had the opportunity to directly addr…

‘Is she going to hug me?’ The moment that brought a mass killer to tears

Patrick Crusius killed 23 people in the El Paso Walmart shooting in 2019. At his final court hearing this week, the sister of one of his victims looked him straight in the face.

He murdered their loved ones. Their response: Forgiveness — and a hug.

From El Paso to Charleston, the families of marginalized victims extending forgiveness to perpetrators of hate crimes is both powerful and polarizing.

Families of El Paso shooting victims ask to hug gunman in court

The power of forgiveness and its ability to mend emotional wounds was on display in an El Paso courtroom as families of the 23 shot and killed during a hate-filled mass shooting spoke of their painful loss. "CBS Evening News" co-anchor Maurice DuBois has more.

Loved ones of shooting victims make jaw-dropping gesture for killer in US courtroom

Patrick Crusius opened fire at a Walmart, shooting dead 23 people in a racist attack.