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

At least 10 people are lifeless and another three wounded after a mass taking pictures 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 assault on social media, authorities mentioned.

The gunman, sporting navy fatigues, body armor and a tactical helmet, shot 4 folks in the parking zone of a Tops grocery store 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, but without impact because of the physique armor, police said.

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

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

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

Four of the capturing victims were store workers, whereas the rest were clients, authorities mentioned. The Buffalo police officer working security was amongst those killed, in line with a legislation enforcement official.

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

The scene is no longer lively and no different suspects are outstanding, a law enforcement official stated.

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

The gun was legally obtained but modified with unlawful magazines, based on Gov. Kathy Hochul.

"There isn't a depth to the outrage I am feeling right now," she said throughout 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, based on Erie County District Legal professional John Flynn. His workplace can be investigating terrorism prices, he mentioned.

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

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

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

Early indications are the shooter might have possessed extremist beliefs cultivated on-line, law enforcement sources informed ABC Information.

Investigators are a number of on-line postings that could be related to the shooter that embrace reward 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 advised reporters. "It was a straight-up racially motivated hate crime from any individual outdoors of our community...coming into our group and trying to inflict evil upon us."

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

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

The suspect in the Buffalo supermarket capturing, center in a white face masks, 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 keeping with regulation enforcement officers and eyewitnesses. Hochul confirmed during a information briefing that a home in Broome County was being searched Saturday.

A person is detained following a mass taking pictures within the car parking zone of TOPS grocery store, in a still 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 shooting. But following the attack, the online game reside streaming platform Twitch mentioned it had indefinitely suspended a consumer over the capturing in Buffalo.

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

The corporate stated it removed the stream within two minutes of the violence starting and is monitoring Twitch for any restreams of the content material or associated content material.

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

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

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

"He'll continue to obtain updates throughout the evening and tomorrow as additional information develops," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre mentioned in an announcement. "The President and the First Woman are praying for many who have been misplaced and for their family members."

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

Attorney Basic 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 capturing and to in search of justice for these harmless victims," the assertion read.

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

"We appreciate the fast response of local law enforcement and are offering all available assets to assist authorities in the ongoing investigation," the Amherst, New York-based grocery store chain stated.

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

NAACP President Derrick Johnson called the group was "shattered" and "extraordinarily 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 mentioned. "Hate and racism have no place in America."

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

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