No less than 10 lifeless in mass shooting at Buffalo, New York, grocery store in alleged hate crime

A minimum of 10 people are dead and another three wounded after a mass shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, that authorities stated was a "racially motivated hate crime."

An 18-year-old white, male suspect is in custody, police mentioned. The shooter live-streamed the assault on social media, authorities mentioned.

The gunman, sporting navy fatigues, physique armor and a tactical helmet, shot 4 people within the car parking zone of a Tops supermarket around 2:30 p.m., three fatally. He proceeded inside the store where he was confronted by a retired Buffalo police officer working safety, police stated.

The guard shot and struck the suspect, however without effect as a result of body armor, police stated.

The gunman then proceeded to shoot nine more people inside the shop, police mentioned. He threatened to shoot himself earlier than dropping his gun and surrendering to police, authorities stated.

Cops safe the scene after a capturing at TOPS grocery store in Buffalo, N.Y., Could 14, 2022.

Among the many 13 victims shot, 11 were African American and two were white, authorities stated.

Four of the shooting victims have been store staff, while the rest were customers, authorities said. The Buffalo police officer working security was among those killed, in line with a legislation enforcement official.

Three victims suffered non-life-threatening gunshot wounds, authorities said.

The scene is no longer energetic and no other suspects are excellent, a regulation enforcement official mentioned.

A crowd gathers as police examine after a shooting at a supermarket, May 14, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y. A number of folks had been shot on the Tops Pleasant Market.

The gun was legally obtained however modified with illegal magazines, in line with Gov. Kathy Hochul.

"There is no such thing as a depth to the outrage I am feeling right now," she said during a briefing Saturday.

The suspect -- recognized as Payton Gendron of Conklin, New York -- was arraigned on one rely of first-degree homicide and ordered held without bail Saturday night, in accordance with Erie County District Attorney John Flynn. His office can be investigating terrorism costs, he mentioned.

The suspect traveled from a New York county several hours away to the Buffalo store, authorities said.

"This is the worst nightmare any neighborhood can face," Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown mentioned at a press briefing Saturday.

The FBI is separately investigating the assault as a hate crime and as racially motivated violent extremism.

Early indications are the shooter could have possessed extremist beliefs cultivated online, legislation enforcement sources instructed ABC News.

Investigators are multiple on-line postings that could be related to the shooter that embrace praise for South Carolina church shooter Dylann Roof and the New Zealand mosque shooter Brenton Tarrant, in line with the sources.

"This was pure evil," Erie County Sheriff John Garcia told reporters. "It was a straight-up racially motivated hate crime from somebody exterior of our group...coming into our neighborhood and attempting to inflict evil upon us."

Flynn mentioned there are items of evidence that "indicate some racial animosity," but would not elaborate more at this level in the investigation.

Hochul stated she has directed the New York State Police's Hate Crimes Activity Pressure to assist in the investigation.

The suspect in the Buffalo supermarket taking pictures, heart in a white face masks, attends his arraignment, May 14, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y.

A home associated with the suspect in Conklin, a city near Binghamton in Broome County, was being searched by the FBI and New York State Police Saturday evening, in line with regulation enforcement officers and eyewitnesses. Hochul confirmed throughout a news briefing that a dwelling in Broome County was being searched Saturday.

A person is detained following a mass shooting within the car parking zone of TOPS supermarket, in a still image from social media video in Buffalo, N.Y., Could 14, 2022.

Authorities didn't specify which social media platform the suspect used to allegedly livestream the capturing. However following the assault, the online game stay streaming platform Twitch mentioned it had indefinitely suspended a person over the capturing in Buffalo.

"Twitch has a zero-tolerance coverage towards violence of any type and works swiftly to reply to all incidents," a Twitch spokesperson stated in an announcement. "The user has been indefinitely suspended from our service, and we're taking all acceptable motion, together with monitoring for any accounts rebroadcasting this content."

The corporate mentioned it removed the stream inside two minutes of the violence starting and is monitoring Twitch for any restreams of the content material or related content.

Erie County Govt Mark Poloncarz also tweeted Saturday afternoon that he had been “advised of an active multiple capturing occasion" at the grocery store.

"A horrible day within the historical past [of] our community," Poloncarz stated in a statement. "Like too many communities in our nation, we've been impacted by the horror [of] a mass taking pictures. My thoughts are about the deceased and with their families at this horrible time."

President Joe Biden has been briefed on the capturing, his press secretary stated.

"He'll continue to obtain updates all through the evening and tomorrow as additional info develops," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre stated in an announcement. "The President and the First Girl are praying for those who have been lost and for their family members."

A crowd gathers as police investigate after a capturing at a grocery store, Could 14, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y. A number of individuals had been shot at the Tops Friendly Market.

Attorney Normal Merrick Garland was also made aware of the incident.

“The Justice Department is investigating this matter as a hate crime and an act of racially-motivated violent extremism. The Justice Division is committed to conducting an intensive and expeditious investigation into this taking pictures and to looking for justice for these innocent victims," the statement learn.

Tops Pleasant Markets said in a statement it was "shocked and saddened" by the capturing and supplied condolences to the victims and their families.

"We admire the fast response of native law enforcement and are providing all accessible resources to assist authorities within the ongoing investigation," the Amherst, New York-based supermarket chain mentioned.

People hug outside the scene after a taking pictures at a supermarket, Might 14, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y.

NAACP President Derrick Johnson referred to as the group was "shattered" and "extraordinarily angered" by the incident.

"That is absolutely devastating. Our hearts are with the neighborhood and all who've been impacted by this horrible tragedy," Johnson said. "Hate and racism haven't any place in America."

ABC News' Matt Foster and Luke Barr contributed to this report.

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