No less than 10 useless in mass taking pictures at Buffalo, New York, supermarket in alleged hate crime

At least 10 individuals 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 stated. The shooter live-streamed the attack on social media, authorities mentioned.

The gunman, carrying army fatigues, physique armor and a tactical helmet, shot four folks in the car parking zone of a Tops supermarket round 2:30 p.m., three fatally. He proceeded inside the shop the place he was confronted by a retired Buffalo police officer working safety, police stated.

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

The gunman then proceeded to shoot 9 more individuals inside the store, police mentioned. He threatened to shoot himself earlier than dropping his gun and surrendering to police, authorities said.

Law enforcement officials secure the scene after a shooting at TOPS grocery store in Buffalo, N.Y., Could 14, 2022.

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

4 of the taking pictures victims have been retailer employees, whereas the remainder have been clients, authorities mentioned. 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 different suspects are outstanding, a regulation enforcement official said.

A crowd gathers as police examine after a capturing at a supermarket, Might 14, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y. A number of folks had been shot at the Tops Pleasant Market.

The gun was legally obtained but modified with illegal magazines, according to Gov. Kathy Hochul.

"There isn't a depth to the outrage I'm feeling proper now," she stated during a briefing Saturday.

The suspect -- recognized as Payton Gendron of Conklin, New York -- was arraigned on one count of first-degree murder and ordered held without bail Saturday night, based on Erie County District Attorney John Flynn. His office can be investigating terrorism charges, he stated.

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

"That is the worst nightmare any group can face," Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown stated 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 might have possessed extremist beliefs cultivated online, law enforcement sources told ABC Information.

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

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

Flynn said there are items of evidence that "indicate some racial animosity," however wouldn't elaborate more at this level in the investigation.

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

The suspect within the Buffalo supermarket taking pictures, 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 near 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 throughout a information briefing that a house in Broome County was being searched Saturday.

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

Authorities did not specify which social media platform the suspect used to allegedly livestream the shooting. But following the assault, the video game dwell streaming platform Twitch said it had indefinitely suspended a person over the shooting in Buffalo.

"Twitch has a zero-tolerance policy in opposition to violence of any sort and works swiftly to reply to all incidents," a Twitch spokesperson stated in an announcement. "The user has been indefinitely suspended from our service, and we are taking all acceptable action, including monitoring for any accounts rebroadcasting this content material."

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

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 supermarket.

"A horrible day within the history [of] our group," Poloncarz stated in a press release. "Like too many communities in our nation, we have been impacted by the horror [of] a mass taking pictures. 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 stated.

"He will continue to receive updates throughout the evening and tomorrow as additional data develops," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre mentioned in a press release. "The President and the First Girl are praying for individuals who have been misplaced and for his or her family members."

A crowd gathers as police investigate after a shooting at a supermarket, Might 14, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y. A number of people had been shot at the Tops Friendly Market.

Legal professional Basic Merrick Garland was also 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 Division is committed to conducting an intensive and expeditious investigation into this capturing and to seeking justice for these harmless victims," the assertion read.

Tops Friendly Markets stated in a statement it was "shocked and saddened" by the taking pictures and offered condolences to the victims and their households.

"We recognize the fast response of native regulation enforcement and are providing all available assets to help authorities in the ongoing investigation," the Amherst, New York-based supermarket chain stated.

People hug outdoors the scene after a capturing 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 neighborhood and all who've been impacted by this horrible tragedy," Johnson mentioned. "Hate and racism haven't any place in America."

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

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