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The
gunman is believed to have posted a four-page statement on
8chan, and called the Walmart attack "a response to the Hispanic
invasion of Texas".
Police in the Philippines, where 8chan is hosted, told Reuters
they were investigating the messaging board but were unable to
give details, such as when the inquiry began and what prompted
it.
The suspect was officially identified as a 21-year-old white
male from Allen, Texas, a Dallas suburb about 650 miles (1,046
km) east of El Paso, which lies along the Rio Grande, across the
U.S.-Mexico border from Ciudad Juarez. Citing law enforcement
officials, media named the suspect as Patrick Crusius.
The suspect's post on 8chan expressed support for the gunman who
killed 51 people at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, in
March.
"We just sent a notice that we are terminating 8chan as a
customer effective at midnight tonight Pacific Time," Cloudflare
Chief Executive Matthew Prince said in a blog http://bit.ly/2GMBGOa
post.
"Based on evidence we've seen, it appears that he (gunman)posted
a screed to the site immediately before beginning his terrifying
attack."
Prince's blog added that while 8chan did not violate the law by
not moderating the "hate-filled" content posted by users, it had
"created an environment that revels in violating its spirit".
(Reporting by Sathvik N in Bengaluru; Additional reporting by
Karen Lema in MANILA; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips and
Clarence Fernandez)
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