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NEW YORK – Authorities confirmed that 10 people were killed and three others were injured this Saturday in a shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York.
Although the authorities initially reported that the suspect had died, shortly following they reported that he is in custody.
This was identified as Payton S. Gendron, an 18-year-old white man and a resident of Conklin, New York, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
The suspect, who was questioned by the FBI, was charged with first-degree murder in Buffalo City Court in front of Judge Craig D. Hannah and might face up to life in prison without parole, the county attorney said. of Erie, John J. Flynn. The defendant was remanded in custody without bail and will have a hearing on May 19. The judge ordered a forensic examination.
“My office is working closely with the United States Attorney’s Office and our law enforcement partners on potential terrorism and hate crimes. This is an active investigation and additional charges may be filed,” the prosecutor said.
Payton S. Gendron, 18, of #ConklinNY has been arraigned in Buffalo City Court on one count of Murder in the First Degree. He was remanded without bail. A felony hearing was scheduled for Thursday, May 19 at 9:30 a.m.
— Erie County District Attorney’s Office (@DAErieCountyNY) May 15, 2022
A senior law enforcement official said the suspect’s parents were cooperating with authorities.
The young man allegedly traveled for several hours to carry out the shooting, authorities revealed at a press conference.
According to Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia, the incident occurred around 2:30 p.m. when the alleged armed attacker, who was wearing military-style clothing and a helmet with a camera to live stream his actions, fired a shot with a rifle once morest four people who were in the parking lot of the Tops Friendly supermarket, located at 1200 de Jefferson Avenue. Three of them died.
The store’s security guard, a retired Buffalo Police officer, then shot the 18-year-old. However, the guard was shot and killed when the suspect went deeper into the store to shoot at customers and employees, the commissioner said. Six people, including the guard, died inside the store, and two more were injured.
Police officials confirmed that 11 of the 13 victims were black.
The senior police official added that the gunman was armed with a semi-automatic rifle, a hunting rifle and a shotgun, all recently purchased legally.
BREAKING: BPD on scene of a mass shooting at the Tops in the 1200 block of Jefferson Avenue. Police say multiple people have been struck by gunfire. The shooter is in custody. Motorists and residents are urged to avoid the area.
— Buffalo Police Dept (@BPDAlerts) May 14, 2022
Before the arrest, police responding to the scene approached the suspect, who was in front of the store, and convinced him to drop the firearm and surrender, authorities added.
The local FBI field office is investigating the case as a hate crime and a tragedy of “racially motivated violent extremism.” In addition, the Department of Justice also joined.
“Tonight, the country mourns the victims of a horrific and senseless shooting in Buffalo, New York. The FBI and ATF are working closely with the Buffalo Police Department and federal, state and local law enforcement partners,” the Justice Department said in a statement. “The Department of Justice is investigating this matter as a hate crime and a racially motivated act of violent extremism. He is committed to conducting a thorough and expeditious investigation into this shooting and to seeking justice for these innocent victims,” he added.
The alleged gunman, a white man accused of driving more than three hours to the predominantly black neighborhood in Buffalo, may have posted a manifesto online, law enforcement sources said.
“What started out as a beautiful day in the city of Buffalo turned into a terrible day,” said Mayor Byron Brown. “This is the worst nightmare any community can face.”
The supermarket is in a predominantly African-American neighborhood regarding 3 miles (5 kilometers) north of downtown Buffalo. The surrounding area is mostly residential, with a Family Dollar store and a fire station near the store.
“We are shocked and deeply saddened by this senseless act of violence and our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families. Our top priority continues to be the health and well-being of our associates and customers. We appreciate the quick response from local law enforcement and are providing all available resources to assist authorities in the ongoing investigation,” said a Tops Friendly supermarket spokeswoman.
People in the vicinity were asked to avoid the store while police investigated.
Gov. Kathy Hochul, at a news conference Saturday night in Buffalo, directed her anger at social media companies, saying they should do more to monitor and moderate hateful content.
“The social media platforms that profit from their existence should be responsible for monitoring and surveillance, knowing that they may be, in a sense, complicit in a crime like this. Maybe not legally, but morally: they have created the platform so that this hate is spewed out,” Hochul said.
In addition, the governor indicated that she is monitoring the situation. “We must confront the threat that white supremacy poses to our society. I have directed the New York State Police Hate Crimes Group to assist in the investigation of the heinous shooting in Buffalo.”
The Democrat noted that the New York State Police set up a family reunification site in Buffalo for those separated from their loved ones in the wake of the shooting. The site is located at Makowski Early Childhood Center1095 Jefferson Ave en Buffalo.
Gendron appears to have posted a manifesto online Thursday night, according to our sister network. NBC Newsin which there were details of a planned crime that exactly coincides with the shooting on Saturday.
The virulently racist and anti-Semitic tract makes it clear that the gunman targeted Buffalo because of the size of the city’s black population.
Authorities are still working to confirm that he is the author of the manifesto, which frequently nods to the white supremacist who killed 51 people in New Zealand in 2019.
This is a case under investigation.
At least ten people died and three were injured, two of them seriously, in a shooting perpetrated and broadcast live on social networks this followingnoon by a adolescent 18 years old in a supermarket in the city of Buffalo, in the state of New York, USAwho declared himself a white supremacist and anti-Semite, news agencies reported ANSA y AFP.
“Several people were hit by gunfire. The shooter is in custody. Motorists and residents are urged to avoid the area,” he warned via Twitter the police of that American city.
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An hour later, at a press conference, that police force indicated that it was investigating the mass murder as a “racist extremism hate crime”.
The young murderer entered a supermarket in Buffalo, a city located in the north of the state of New York, with a bulletproof vest and an AR-15 rifle and opened fire at close range, which unleashed another tragedy of blood and violence in the context of murders. massive in the United States.
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The US media quickly echoed the news and reported at the time that the massacre left at least ten people dead.
According to unspecified reports by ANSAthe suspect also made a live broadcast of the assault on Twitcha popular social network for video consumption.
The number of victims of the massacre in the supermarket Tops Friendly Market It might have been even worse, considering that it happened on a Saturday followingnoon, when that shop is usually full of customers.
“I saw him come in and start shooting,” a witness reported.. Meanwhile, another said that following committing his crimes, “he left (the supermarket), put his gun away, knelt down and turned himself in to the police.”
Shonnell Harris, one of the managers of the premises, reported that she had managed to “see the attacker, he was a young, white man, who acted as if he were in the Army.”
The woman also assured that she had heard “regarding seventy shots” until she managed to run away from the place, while a police officer claimed to have found “five bodies in the parking lot.”
The young man is in the custody of the agents. “We are monitoring the situation,” New York Governor Kathy Hochul said.
The area adjoining the supermarket was guarded by SWAT, the police assault division, and also by some FBI agents, who were questioning witnesses and reviewing all available videos recorded by people present at the scene.
According to the first advances of the investigation into the identity of the young man, the US security forces detected that in an online video, he defines himself as a supremacist and anti-Semite, and confesses his “concern” because whites are now being replaced by minorities.
That is why the researchers estimate that the choice of the supermarket, located at 1275 Jefferson Avenue in Buffalo, was not accidental: it is located in a neighborhood inhabited mostly by an African-American population.
In the video allegedly released by the killer on Twitch, “gruesome scenes are seen, including a woman who is shot in the head as she leaves the supermarket,” the ANSA agency reported.
US media reported that the killer had posted a 106-page supremacist conspiracy manifesto online in which, among other things, he said: “I want you to understand just one thing from this document. White birth rates must change. The population The white population decreases. To maintain its population, it is necessary to reach a fertility rate… which in the West must be regarding 2.06 children per woman.”
In March 2021, just over a year ago, the last massacre occurred in a supermarket, the one in Boulder, Colorado, where ten people lost their lives.
NEW YORK – Authorities confirmed that at least eight people were killed this Saturday in a shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York.
According to preliminary information, a man fired a rifle at a Tops supermarket, leaving at least eight dead.
Although the authorities initially reported that the suspect had died, shortly following they reported that he is in custody. His identity is unknown.
Buffalo Police reported that the shooting took place at the Tops supermarket, located in the 1200 block of Jefferson Avenue, so residents were advised to avoid this area.
BREAKING: BPD on scene of a mass shooting at the Tops in the 1200 block of Jefferson Avenue. Police say multiple people have been struck by gunfire. The shooter is in custody. Motorists and residents are urged to avoid the area.
— Buffalo Police Dept (@BPDAlerts) May 14, 2022
Police sources indicated that at least two rifles were recovered at the scene and the uniformed officer is investigating whether the suspect was motivated by a white supremacist ideology.
In addition, sources also pointed out that it appears that the suspect had a hate word written or engraved on one of the weapons.
Eric County Executive Mark Poloncarz issued a warning to nearby residents, urging them to avoid the area while police investigate the possible shooting.
“I have been informed of an active multiple shooting in Tops Markets on Jefferson Street in Buffalo. The police are on the scene. Please stay away from the area,” Poloncarz tweeted.
I have been advised of an active multiple shooting event at the Tops Markets on Jefferson Street in Buffalo. Police are on scene. Please stay away from the area.
– Mark Poloncarz (@markpoloncarz) May 14, 2022
State Governor Kathy Hochul also said she is monitoring the situation. “I am closely following the shooting at a grocery store in Buffalo. We have offered assistance to local officials. If you are in Buffalo, please avoid the area and follow the instructions of law enforcement and local authorities,” she said on her Instagram account. Twitter.
I am closely monitoring the shooting at a grocery store in Buffalo. We have offered assistance to local officials. If you are in Buffalo, please avoid the area and follow guidance from law enforcement and local officials.
— Governor Kathy Hochul (@GovKathyHochul) May 14, 2022
Mayor Byron Brown was at the scene Saturday followingnoon and is expected to address the media.
Initial reports of a possible shooting at the store began circulating on social media around 2:30 p.m.
This is a developing story.
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