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

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

The gunman, carrying navy fatigues, physique armor and a tactical helmet, shot four people in the car parking zone of a Tops grocery store around 2:30 p.m., three fatally. He proceeded inside the shop the place he was confronted by a retired Buffalo police officer working security, police stated.

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

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

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

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

Four of the taking pictures victims have been store employees, whereas the remainder were clients, authorities said. The Buffalo police officer working safety was among those killed, based on a law enforcement official.

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

The scene is not active and no different suspects are excellent, a law enforcement official mentioned.

A crowd gathers as police examine after a capturing at a supermarket, May 14, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y. A number of individuals were shot on the Tops Friendly Market.

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

"There is no depth to the outrage I'm feeling proper now," she stated during a briefing Saturday.

The suspect -- identified as Payton Gendron of Conklin, New York -- was arraigned on one rely of first-degree murder and ordered held without bail Saturday night, in accordance with Erie County District Legal professional John Flynn. His office is also investigating terrorism fees, he mentioned.

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

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

The FBI is separately investigating the attack as a hate crime and as racially motivated violent extremism.

Early indications are the shooter might have possessed extremist beliefs cultivated on-line, regulation enforcement sources told ABC News.

Investigators are taking a look at multiple online postings that may be associated with the shooter that embrace reward for South Carolina church shooter Dylann Roof and the New Zealand mosque shooter Brenton Tarrant, in accordance 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 community...coming into our neighborhood and making an attempt to inflict evil upon us."

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

Hochul mentioned she has directed the New York State Police's Hate Crimes Task Pressure to assist in the investigation.

The suspect within the Buffalo supermarket taking pictures, middle in a white face masks, attends his arraignment, May 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 accordance with legislation enforcement officials and eyewitnesses. Hochul confirmed throughout a news briefing that a residence in Broome County was being searched Saturday.

A man is detained following a mass capturing within the car parking zone of TOPS grocery store, in a still picture from social media video in Buffalo, N.Y., May 14, 2022.

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

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

The company mentioned it eliminated the stream within two minutes of the violence beginning and is monitoring Twitch for any restreams of the content material or associated content material.

Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz additionally tweeted Saturday afternoon that he had been “suggested of an lively multiple taking pictures occasion" on the supermarket.

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

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

"He'll continue to obtain updates all through the evening and tomorrow as further data develops," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre stated in a statement. "The President and the First Woman are praying for those who have been lost and for his or her family members."

A crowd gathers as police examine after a shooting at a grocery store, Might 14, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y. Multiple folks have been shot on the Tops Pleasant Market.

Attorney Common 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 dedicated to conducting a thorough and expeditious investigation into this capturing and to seeking justice for these innocent victims," the statement learn.

Tops Pleasant Markets mentioned in an announcement it was "shocked and saddened" by the taking pictures and offered condolences to the victims and their households.

"We respect the quick response of native law enforcement and are offering all out there sources to help authorities within the ongoing investigation," the Amherst, New York-based grocery store chain stated.

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

NAACP President Derrick Johnson called the organization was "shattered" and "extremely angered" by the incident.

"This is absolutely devastating. Our hearts are with the group and all who've been impacted by this horrible tragedy," Johnson mentioned. "Hate and racism don't have any place in America."

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

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