The 2019 El Paso shooting author stated that he was inspired by the Christchurch mosque shootings to commit a similar crime .
Claiming to have been inspired by the Christchurch mosque shootings that killed 51 people earlier the same year , the author expresses support for the perpetrator of the Christchurch shootings along with similar grievances such as environmental destruction , `` cultural and ethnic replacement '' , and a `` Hispanic invasion '' .
2019 El Paso shooting