A minimum of 10 dead in mass taking pictures at Buffalo, New York, grocery store in alleged hate crime

Not less than 10 individuals are dead and one other three wounded after a mass taking pictures at a grocery store 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 stated.

The gunman, carrying military fatigues, physique armor and a tactical helmet, shot 4 folks in the car parking zone of a Tops grocery store 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 said.

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

The gunman then proceeded to shoot 9 more people inside the store, police stated. He threatened to shoot himself before dropping his gun and surrendering to police, authorities stated.

Cops safe the scene after a capturing at TOPS grocery store in Buffalo, N.Y., Could 14, 2022.

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

Four of the shooting victims have been retailer employees, while the remaining were clients, authorities stated. The Buffalo police officer working security was among these killed, based on a legislation enforcement official.

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

The scene is not energetic and no other suspects are excellent, a regulation enforcement official stated.

A crowd gathers as police investigate after a taking pictures at a grocery store, Might 14, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y. Multiple individuals were shot at the Tops Friendly Market.

The gun was legally obtained however modified with unlawful magazines, according to Gov. Kathy Hochul.

"There is no such thing as 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 depend of first-degree homicide and ordered held with out bail Saturday evening, in keeping with Erie County District Legal professional John Flynn. His workplace can be investigating terrorism prices, he said.

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 stated 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, law enforcement sources told ABC News.

Investigators are a number of on-line postings that could be associated with the shooter that include praise 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 community...coming into our community and making an attempt to inflict evil upon us."

Flynn stated there are items of proof that "point out some racial animosity," but would not elaborate extra at this point in the investigation.

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

The suspect in the Buffalo grocery store 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 evening, according to legislation enforcement officials and eyewitnesses. Hochul confirmed during a news briefing that a house in Broome County was being searched Saturday.

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

Authorities didn't specify which social media platform the suspect used to allegedly livestream the shooting. However following the attack, the online game live streaming platform Twitch said 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 reply to all incidents," a Twitch spokesperson mentioned in an announcement. "The consumer has been indefinitely suspended from our service, and we're taking all appropriate motion, together with monitoring for any accounts rebroadcasting this content."

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

Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz additionally tweeted Saturday afternoon that he had been “advised of an active multiple shooting occasion" at the grocery store.

"A horrible day within the history [of] our neighborhood," Poloncarz stated 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 families at this horrible time."

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

"He will proceed to receive updates throughout the night and tomorrow as additional information develops," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement. "The President and the First Lady are praying for individuals who have been misplaced and for their loved ones."

A crowd gathers as police examine after a capturing at a grocery store, May 14, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y. A number of people had been shot on the Tops Friendly Market.

Attorney General Merrick Garland was additionally made conscious of the incident.

“The Justice Division 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 searching for justice for these innocent victims," the statement read.

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

"We admire the fast response of local regulation enforcement and are offering all available resources to help authorities in the ongoing investigation," the Amherst, New York-based grocery store chain mentioned.

People hug exterior the scene after a taking pictures at a grocery store, Might 14, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y.

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

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

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