No less than 10 dead in mass capturing at Buffalo, New York, supermarket in alleged hate crime

A minimum of 10 people are dead and one other three wounded after a mass taking pictures at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York, that authorities mentioned was a "racially motivated hate crime."

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

The gunman, wearing military fatigues, physique armor and a tactical helmet, shot four folks in the parking zone of a Tops supermarket around 2:30 p.m., three fatally. He proceeded inside the store the place he was confronted by a retired Buffalo police officer working security, police mentioned.

The guard shot and struck the suspect, however with out impact because of the body armor, police stated.

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

Cops safe the scene after a taking pictures at TOPS supermarket in Buffalo, N.Y., Could 14, 2022.

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

Four of the capturing victims were store staff, while the rest had been customers, authorities stated. The Buffalo police officer working safety was amongst those killed, in keeping with a regulation enforcement official.

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

The scene is not lively and no different suspects are outstanding, a legislation enforcement official stated.

A crowd gathers as police examine after a taking pictures at a grocery store, May 14, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y. Multiple individuals have been shot on the Tops Pleasant Market.

The gun was legally obtained but modified with unlawful magazines, in line with Gov. Kathy Hochul.

"There isn't a depth to the outrage I'm feeling proper 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 murder and ordered held with out bail Saturday night, in accordance with Erie County District Attorney John Flynn. His workplace is also investigating terrorism fees, he stated.

The suspect traveled from a New York county a number of hours away to the Buffalo retailer, authorities stated.

"That is the worst nightmare any group can face," Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown said at a press briefing Saturday.

The FBI is individually investigating the attack as a hate crime and as racially motivated violent extremism.

Early indications are the shooter may have possessed extremist beliefs cultivated on-line, regulation enforcement sources told ABC Information.

Investigators are a number of online postings which may be related to the shooter that include reward for South Carolina church shooter Dylann Roof and the New Zealand mosque shooter Brenton Tarrant, in accordance with the sources.

"This was pure evil," Erie County Sheriff John Garcia advised reporters. "It was a straight-up racially motivated hate crime from any person outside of our group...coming into our neighborhood and making an attempt to inflict evil upon us."

Flynn mentioned there are items of evidence that "point out some racial animosity," but wouldn't elaborate more at this point within the investigation.

Hochul mentioned she has directed the New York State Police's Hate Crimes Activity Power to help in the investigation.

The suspect within the Buffalo supermarket capturing, center in a white face masks, attends his arraignment, Might 14, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y.

A home associated with 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 accordance with law enforcement officials and eyewitnesses. Hochul confirmed throughout a news briefing that a house in Broome County was being searched Saturday.

A person is detained following a mass capturing within the car parking zone of TOPS grocery store, in a nonetheless image from social media video in Buffalo, N.Y., May 14, 2022.

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

"Twitch has a zero-tolerance policy towards violence of any sort and works swiftly to answer all incidents," a Twitch spokesperson mentioned in a press release. "The user has been indefinitely suspended from our service, and we are taking all appropriate motion, including monitoring for any accounts rebroadcasting this content material."

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

Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz additionally tweeted Saturday afternoon that he had been “advised of an lively a number of capturing occasion" on the grocery store.

"A horrible day within the historical past [of] our community," Poloncarz said in a statement. "Like too many communities in our nation, we have been impacted by the horror [of] a mass capturing. 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 said.

"He will proceed to obtain updates all through the evening and tomorrow as additional information develops," White Home press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre mentioned in a statement. "The President and the First Woman are praying for individuals who have been misplaced and for his or her family members."

A crowd gathers as police investigate after a capturing at a grocery store, Could 14, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y. Multiple folks have been shot at the Tops Friendly Market.

Legal professional Common Merrick Garland was additionally made conscious of the incident.

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

Tops Pleasant Markets mentioned in a press release it was "shocked and saddened" by the capturing and offered condolences to the victims and their families.

"We respect the fast response of local regulation enforcement and are offering all accessible sources to help authorities within the ongoing investigation," the Amherst, New York-based grocery store chain stated.

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

NAACP President Derrick Johnson called the organization was "shattered" and "extremely angered" by the incident.

"That is completely devastating. Our hearts are with the community and all who have been impacted by this horrible tragedy," Johnson said. "Hate and racism have no place in America."

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

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