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

Speakingtothegunmanwhokilledherbrotherand22otherpeople,YolandaTinajerodidnotraisehervoiceorcondemnhimforhisracistattackataWalmartin2019.InsteadshetoldhimTuesdaythatsheforgavehim,andwishedshecouldgivehimahug. Thejudge,inasurprisingturninanElPasocourtroom,allowedhertodojustthat. Theirbriefembrace—whilePatrickCrusiuswasstillshackled—wasamongmanyemotionallychargedmomentsduringtwodaysofimpactstatementsgivenbyvictims’familymembersandsurvivors. Somedescribedtheirpainanddevastationwhileothersassuredhimthecommunityhadmethishatredwithloveandunity.Later,anotherpersonalsohuggedthemanwhopleadedguiltyinoneofthedeadliestmassshootingsintheU.S. Crusius,awhitecommunitycollegedropout,hadpostedonlineascreedaboutaHispanicinvasionofTexasbeforeopeningfirewithanAK-stylerifleatthestoreneartheU.S.-MexicoborderonAug.3,2019.Crusiusdidn’taddressthefamiliesandsurvivorsathispleahearingMonday.Hewillservemultiplelifesente