Walmart, the largest private employer in the United States, announced Tuesday that it will be raising its minimum wage from $12 to $14 an hour to attract and retain workers in a tight labor market. This pay raise will affect 3,000 stores, increasing the average pay to $17.50 an hour from $17. The move is part of a larger trend of companies offering higher wages and benefits to attract and retain workers, with other companies likely to follow suit in the coming months.
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On Thursday night, a shooting at a Walmart in Evansville, Indiana, left at least one person wounded and the suspected gunman dead. Police encountered the suspect who fired multiple times at them and the suspect was shot and killed by police. Anne Gray, a spokesperson for the Evansville Police Department, urged anyone with information to contact the police as the incident is still under investigation.
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a one-sentence notice with the federal court in El Paso, announcing that they will not seek the death penalty for Patrick Crusius, who is accused of fatally shooting nearly two dozen people in a racist attack at a West Texas Walmart in 2019. Crusius is charged with federal hate crimes and firearms violations, as well as capital murder in state court, and could still face the death penalty if convicted. The trial is expected to begin in October, and the sentence he could face is currently unclear.