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

Not less than 10 individuals 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 stated. The shooter live-streamed the attack on social media, authorities stated.

The gunman, carrying military fatigues, body armor and a tactical helmet, shot four individuals in the parking zone of a Tops supermarket round 2:30 p.m., three fatally. He proceeded inside the store where he was confronted by a retired Buffalo police officer working security, police said.

The guard shot and struck the suspect, however without effect due to the body armor, police said.

The gunman then proceeded to shoot 9 more people inside the shop, police mentioned. He threatened to shoot himself before dropping his gun and surrendering to police, authorities mentioned.

Police officers safe the scene after a taking pictures at TOPS grocery store in Buffalo, N.Y., Might 14, 2022.

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

Four of the shooting victims have been store staff, whereas the remaining had been prospects, authorities stated. The Buffalo police officer working safety was among these killed, in keeping with a legislation enforcement official.

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

The scene is now not energetic and no other suspects are excellent, a law enforcement official said.

A crowd gathers as police examine after a capturing at a supermarket, May 14, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y. Multiple folks were shot on the Tops Pleasant Market.

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

"There is no depth to the outrage I'm feeling right now," she stated 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 keeping with Erie County District Attorney John Flynn. His workplace is also investigating terrorism charges, he mentioned.

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

"This is the worst nightmare any neighborhood 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 could have possessed extremist beliefs cultivated online, legislation enforcement sources informed ABC Information.

Investigators are taking a look at a number of online postings that could be related to the shooter that embody praise for South Carolina church shooter Dylann Roof and the New Zealand mosque shooter Brenton Tarrant, in keeping with the sources.

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

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

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

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

A home related to the suspect in Conklin, a town close to Binghamton in Broome County, was being searched by the FBI and New York State Police Saturday night, in keeping with law enforcement officials and eyewitnesses. Hochul confirmed throughout a information briefing that a residence in Broome County was being searched Saturday.

A person is detained following a mass capturing in the car parking zone of TOPS supermarket, in a still picture 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 shooting. But following the assault, the online game live streaming platform Twitch stated it had indefinitely suspended a person over the shooting in Buffalo.

"Twitch has a zero-tolerance policy towards violence of any form and works swiftly to respond to all incidents," a Twitch spokesperson mentioned in an announcement. "The person has been indefinitely suspended from our service, and we are taking all acceptable motion, together with monitoring for any accounts rebroadcasting this content."

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

Erie County Government Mark Poloncarz additionally tweeted Saturday afternoon that he had been “advised of an lively a number of capturing event" at the supermarket.

"A horrible day within the historical past [of] our community," Poloncarz mentioned in an announcement. "Like too many communities in our nation, we've been impacted by the horror [of] a mass shooting. My ideas are concerning the deceased and with their families at this terrible time."

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

"He'll proceed to receive updates all through the evening and tomorrow as additional information develops," White Home press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre mentioned in an announcement. "The President and the First Woman are praying for individuals who have been lost and for his or her family members."

A crowd gathers as police examine after a taking pictures at a grocery store, Might 14, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y. A number of folks were shot at the Tops Pleasant Market.

Attorney Basic Merrick Garland was also made conscious of the incident.

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

Tops Pleasant Markets stated in a press release it was "shocked and saddened" by the taking pictures and supplied condolences to the victims and their households.

"We appreciate the fast response of native law enforcement and are providing all available assets to help authorities in the ongoing investigation," the Amherst, New York-based grocery store chain mentioned.

Individuals hug exterior the scene after a shooting at a supermarket, Could 14, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y.

NAACP President Derrick Johnson referred to as the group 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 stated. "Hate and racism haven't any place in America."

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

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