At least 10 dead in mass shooting at Buffalo, New York, grocery store in alleged hate crime

At the least 10 individuals are dead and one other three wounded after a mass taking pictures 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 mentioned. The shooter live-streamed the assault on social media, authorities said.

The gunman, wearing navy fatigues, physique armor and a tactical helmet, shot four people within the car 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 mentioned.

The guard shot and struck the suspect, but with out effect because of the physique armor, police said.

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

Cops secure the scene after a taking pictures at TOPS grocery store in Buffalo, N.Y., May 14, 2022.

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

Four of the shooting victims were retailer staff, whereas the rest had been clients, authorities mentioned. The Buffalo police officer working safety was among those killed, in line with a regulation enforcement official.

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

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

A crowd gathers as police investigate after a taking pictures at a grocery store, Might 14, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y. Multiple people had been shot at the Tops Pleasant Market.

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

"There isn't any depth to the outrage I am feeling right now," she mentioned during a briefing Saturday.

The suspect -- identified as Payton Gendron of Conklin, New York -- was arraigned on one depend of first-degree murder and ordered held without bail Saturday evening, according to Erie County District Legal professional John Flynn. His workplace can be investigating terrorism charges, he stated.

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

"This is the worst nightmare any group can face," Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown mentioned 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 could have possessed extremist beliefs cultivated online, law enforcement sources told ABC News.

Investigators are taking a look at multiple online postings that may be related to the shooter that embrace reward for South Carolina church shooter Dylann Roof and the New Zealand mosque shooter Brenton Tarrant, in line with the sources.

"This was pure evil," Erie County Sheriff John Garcia informed reporters. "It was a straight-up racially motivated hate crime from someone outdoors of our group...coming into our community and attempting to inflict evil upon us."

Flynn mentioned there are pieces of proof that "indicate some racial animosity," but would not elaborate more at this level in the investigation.

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

The suspect in the Buffalo grocery store capturing, middle in a white face masks, attends his arraignment, Might 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 law enforcement officials and eyewitnesses. Hochul confirmed throughout a news briefing that a residence in Broome County was being searched Saturday.

A person is detained following a mass capturing within the parking lot of TOPS grocery store, in a nonetheless picture 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 shooting. But following the assault, the online game dwell streaming platform Twitch stated it had indefinitely suspended a person over the taking pictures in Buffalo.

"Twitch has a zero-tolerance coverage against violence of any kind and works swiftly to answer all incidents," a Twitch spokesperson stated in an announcement. "The person has been indefinitely suspended from our service, and we're taking all acceptable motion, together with monitoring for any accounts rebroadcasting this content material."

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

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

"A horrible day within the history [of] our neighborhood," Poloncarz said in an announcement. "Like too many communities in our nation, we've been impacted by the horror [of] a mass shooting. My thoughts are concerning the deceased and with their households at this horrible time."

President Joe Biden has been briefed on the capturing, his press secretary stated.

"He'll continue to receive updates throughout the evening and tomorrow as further information develops," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre stated in an announcement. "The President and the First Woman are praying for many who have been lost and for his or her family members."

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

Lawyer Basic Merrick Garland was additionally 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 a thorough and expeditious investigation into this capturing and to looking for justice for these harmless victims," the assertion learn.

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

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

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

NAACP President Derrick Johnson referred to as the group was "shattered" and "extraordinarily angered" by the incident.

"This is absolutely devastating. Our hearts are with the neighborhood 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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