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Bill D. Hicks: “I have committed myself and our office to going forward with…”

Featuring: Bill D. Hicks, Republican | El Paso County District Attorney | Texas

El Paso DA race Candidates speaking with KTSM.

Published October 15, 2024 | Video Starts at 07:21

Well, first off, I'll let you know that I went through, when I first took office, I went through an evaluation process, evaluated the case, evaluated the Facts. And I have committed myself and our office to going forward with this case [the Walmart shooter case]. I believe very strongly that El Paso needs to see the entire facts of the case. Everything that happened from before the shooter came to El Paso, once he came to El Paso, once he went into that Walmart, and what happened afterwards. (07:21–07:28)

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