Here's what we know and (what we don't know) about the mass shooting at the Tops supermarket on Jefferson Avenue in Buffalo.
Buffalo News Staff Ten people were killed Saturday at a Tops Markets on Jefferson Avenue in Buffalo by a gunman dressed in body armor and armed with a high-powered rifle. Three others were wounded outside and inside the store. Here's what we know:• Authorities say the mass shooting was racially motivated and a hate crime. Payton Gendron, 18, of Broome County, was arraigned Saturday evening before Buffalo City Court Judge Craig Hannah on a first-degree murder charge.
• In a short, fiery speech at True Bethel Baptist Church on Sunday, Gov. Kathy Hochul decried the influence of racism and white supremacy on social media in the motives for the attack."Lord, forgive the anger in my heart right now," she said.More of what we know: • The gunman streamed some or all of the shooting in a live video online, authorities said. Still images and video clips purportedly showing portions of the shooting had circulated on social media in the hours after the horrific mass shooting.
• The shooter was taken into custody and placed in a police vehicle at the scene, according to the two sources. The shooter was cloaked in body armor and had a military grade helmet on his head.
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