At least 10 lifeless in mass capturing at Buffalo, New York, grocery store in alleged hate crime

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

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

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

The guard shot and struck the suspect, however with out impact due to the physique armor, police stated.

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

Police officers secure the scene after a shooting at TOPS supermarket in Buffalo, N.Y., Might 14, 2022.

Among the 13 victims shot, 11 had been African American and two had been white, authorities stated.

Four of the capturing victims had been retailer employees, whereas the remainder have been clients, authorities stated. The Buffalo police officer working safety was among these killed, in accordance with a legislation enforcement official.

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

The scene is now not lively and no other suspects are excellent, a regulation enforcement official mentioned.

A crowd gathers as police investigate after a shooting at a supermarket, Could 14, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y. A number of folks were shot on the Tops Pleasant Market.

The gun was legally obtained but modified with illegal magazines, in keeping with Gov. Kathy Hochul.

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

The suspect -- recognized as Payton Gendron of Conklin, New York -- was arraigned on one depend of first-degree homicide and ordered held without bail Saturday night, in keeping with Erie County District Attorney John Flynn. His office is also investigating terrorism fees, he stated.

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

"That is the worst nightmare any community 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 may have possessed extremist beliefs cultivated on-line, legislation enforcement sources told ABC News.

Investigators are a number of on-line postings which may be related to the shooter that include praise for South Carolina church shooter Dylann Roof and the New Zealand mosque shooter Brenton Tarrant, based on the sources.

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

Flynn mentioned there are pieces of evidence that "point out some racial animosity," however would not elaborate more at this point in the investigation.

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

The suspect in the Buffalo grocery store shooting, middle in a white face mask, attends his arraignment, Could 14, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y.

A home related to the suspect in Conklin, a city close to Binghamton in Broome County, was being searched by the FBI and New York State Police Saturday night, in line with regulation enforcement officers and eyewitnesses. Hochul confirmed during a information briefing that a house in Broome County was being searched Saturday.

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

Authorities did not specify which social media platform the suspect used to allegedly livestream the taking pictures. But following the attack, the video game stay streaming platform Twitch mentioned it had indefinitely suspended a consumer over the taking pictures in Buffalo.

"Twitch has a zero-tolerance policy in opposition to violence of any kind and works swiftly to respond to all incidents," a Twitch spokesperson said in a statement. "The user has been indefinitely suspended from our service, and we're taking all appropriate motion, including monitoring for any accounts rebroadcasting this content material."

The corporate said it eliminated the stream within two minutes of the violence beginning and is monitoring Twitch for any restreams of the content material or related content material.

Erie County Government Mark Poloncarz also tweeted Saturday afternoon that he had been “suggested of an lively a number of taking pictures occasion" on the grocery store.

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

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

"He will proceed to obtain updates throughout the night and tomorrow as further information develops," White Home press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a press release. "The President and the First Lady are praying for those who have been lost and for his or her family members."

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

Attorney Common Merrick Garland was additionally made aware of the incident.

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

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

"We respect the fast response of native legislation enforcement and are providing all available resources to help authorities within the ongoing investigation," the Amherst, New York-based supermarket chain said.

People hug outside the scene after a shooting at a supermarket, May 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 completely devastating. Our hearts are with the community and all who've been impacted by this horrible tragedy," Johnson said. "Hate and racism haven't any place in America."

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

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