No less than 10 dead in mass shooting at Buffalo, New York, supermarket in alleged hate crime

A minimum of 10 individuals are useless and another three wounded after a mass capturing 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 said. The shooter live-streamed the assault on social media, authorities mentioned.

The gunman, carrying military fatigues, body 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 where he was confronted by a retired Buffalo police officer working security, police stated.

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

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

Police officers safe the scene after a capturing at TOPS supermarket in Buffalo, N.Y., Might 14, 2022.

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

Four of the shooting victims have been store employees, whereas the rest have been customers, authorities said. The Buffalo police officer working safety was amongst those killed, in keeping with a law enforcement official.

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

The scene is now not energetic and no different suspects are excellent, a legislation enforcement official mentioned.

A crowd gathers as police examine after a shooting at a supermarket, May 14, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y. Multiple people have been shot on the Tops Pleasant Market.

The gun was legally obtained however modified with illegal magazines, in response to Gov. Kathy Hochul.

"There is no depth to the outrage I'm 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 murder and ordered held without bail Saturday night, in line with Erie County District Lawyer John Flynn. His workplace is also investigating terrorism fees, he mentioned.

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

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

The FBI is separately 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 informed ABC News.

Investigators are a number of on-line postings which may be related to the shooter that embody praise for South Carolina church shooter Dylann Roof and the New Zealand mosque shooter Brenton Tarrant, according to the sources.

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

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

Hochul mentioned she has directed the New York State Police's Hate Crimes Job Drive to help within the investigation.

The suspect in the Buffalo grocery store shooting, center in a white face mask, attends his arraignment, Could 14, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y.

A house associated with the suspect in Conklin, a town near Binghamton in Broome County, was being searched by the FBI and New York State Police Saturday night, according to legislation enforcement officials and eyewitnesses. Hochul confirmed during a news briefing that a house in Broome County was being searched Saturday.

A person is detained following a mass shooting within the parking lot of TOPS supermarket, in a nonetheless picture from social media video in Buffalo, N.Y., Could 14, 2022.

Authorities did not specify which social media platform the suspect used to allegedly livestream the taking pictures. But following the attack, the video game reside streaming platform Twitch stated it had indefinitely suspended a consumer over the taking pictures in Buffalo.

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

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

Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz also tweeted Saturday afternoon that he had been “suggested of an lively multiple capturing event" at the supermarket.

"A horrible day in the history [of] our group," Poloncarz mentioned in an announcement. "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 shooting, his press secretary stated.

"He will proceed to receive updates throughout the evening and tomorrow as further info develops," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in an announcement. "The President and the First Girl are praying for those who have been misplaced and for their loved ones."

A crowd gathers as police investigate after a shooting at a grocery store, Could 14, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y. A number of individuals had been shot on the Tops Friendly Market.

Lawyer General 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 searching for justice for these innocent victims," the assertion read.

Tops Friendly Markets stated in a press release it was "shocked and saddened" by the shooting and offered condolences to the victims and their households.

"We respect the fast response of local regulation enforcement and are providing all accessible resources to assist authorities within the ongoing investigation," the Amherst, New York-based grocery store chain stated.

People hug outdoors the scene after a shooting at a supermarket, Might 14, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y.

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

"This is absolutely devastating. Our hearts are with the neighborhood and all who've been impacted by this terrible tragedy," Johnson stated. "Hate and racism haven't any place in America."

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

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