2022 — May 14, hate crime shooting, Top Supermarket, Buffalo, NY — 10

–10 CNN. “10 people killed in a racially motivated mass shooting at…Buffalo…” 5-14-2022.
–10 CNN. “What we know about Buffalo supermarket shooting suspect Payton Gendron.” 5-15-2022.

Narrative Information

May 15, CNN: “The 18-year-old man who allegedly shot and killed 10 people at a Buffalo supermarket Saturday afternoon was motivated by hate, authorities said. The Tops Friendly Market where the shooting took place is located in the heart of Buffalo’s Black community and 11 of the 13 people shot by the White suspect were Black, officials said.

“….The US Department of Justice is investigating the shooting “as a hate crime and an act of racially-motivated violent extremism,” according to a statement from US Attorney General Merrick Garland.

“Payton Gendron of Conklin, New York, was charged with first degree murder Saturday, Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn said in a news release. Conklin is about a three-and-a-half hour drive from Buffalo. He pleaded not guilty.

“….Authorities say when the suspect arrived at the store around 2:30 p.m., he was heavily armed, wearing tactical gear, a helmet and had a camera that was livestreaming his actions. The suspect used an assault weapon… In his news release, Flynn said the suspect shot four people outside of the grocery store, three fatally. When he entered the store, he exchanged fire with an armed security guard, who authorities said was a retired Buffalo police officer. The security guard died of his injuries. The suspect shot eight more people in the store, six of whom died, the release said.

[“A supermarket security guard, a retired Buffalo Police officer, ‘fired multiple shots at the suspect,’ but the suspect’s tactical gear protected him from the officer’s shots…The suspect fatally shot the security officer and continued going through the supermarket, working toward the front of the store, where he encountered Buffalo police officers. The suspect put his gun to his own neck, at which point two Buffalo officers talked him into dropping his gun and then took off some of his tactical gear and surrendered to police, officials said. Police arrested the suspect and transported him to Buffalo police headquarters.” (CNN. 5-14-2022.)]

“….Investigators were reviewing Saturday a 180-page purported manifesto posted online, in connection with the shooting probe, two federal law enforcement sources told CNN. The manifesto, independently obtained by CNN shortly after the attack and before authorities released the suspect’s name, is allegedly written by a person claiming to be Payton Gendron confessing to the attack. The manifesto’s author says he bought ammo for some time but didn’t get serious about planning the attack until January. The author also goes on about his perceptions of the dwindling size of the White population and claims of ethnic and cultural replacement of Whites….

“The manifesto’s author attributes the internet for most of his beliefs and describes himself as a fascist, a White supremacist and an anti-Semite.

“The suspect was previously monitored by ‘medical authorities’ for ‘something he wrote in high school,’ Gov. Hochul told ABC’s ‘This Week.’

“….Gendron was arraigned Saturday evening before Buffalo City Court Chief Judge Craig Hannah on one count of first-degree murder, the district attorney’s news release said. He pleaded not guilty, Hannah told CNN. If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of life in prison without parole, the release said. And there may be more charges coming, officials said….” (CNN (Shimon Prokupecz, Artemis Moshtaghian, Christian Maxouris). “What we know about Buffalo supermarket shooting suspect Payton Gendron.” 5-15-2022.)

Sources

CNN (Artemis Moshtaghian, Emma Tucker, Shimon Prokupecz). “10 people killed in a racially motivated mass shooting at a Buffalo supermarket, police say. The 18-year-old suspect is in custody.” 5-14-2022. Accessed 5-14-2022 at:
https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/14/us/buffalo-ny-supermarket-multiple-shooting/index.html

CNN (Shimon Prokupecz, Artemis Moshtaghian, Christian Maxouris). “What we know about Buffalo supermarket shooting suspect Payton Gendron.” 5-15-2022. Accessed 501502022 at: https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/15/us/payton-gendron-buffalo-shooting-suspect-what-we-know/index.html