At the least 10 lifeless in mass capturing at Buffalo, New York, grocery store in alleged hate crime

Not less than 10 individuals are dead and another three wounded after a mass shooting 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 mentioned. The shooter live-streamed the attack on social media, authorities mentioned.

The gunman, wearing military fatigues, body armor and a tactical helmet, shot 4 folks within the parking zone of a Tops supermarket around 2:30 p.m., three fatally. He proceeded inside the store the place he was confronted by a retired Buffalo police officer working safety, police stated.

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

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

Law enforcement officials safe the scene after a capturing at TOPS supermarket in Buffalo, N.Y., May 14, 2022.

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

4 of the taking pictures victims were retailer workers, while the remainder had been clients, authorities said. The Buffalo police officer working safety was among those killed, in keeping with a law enforcement official.

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

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

A crowd gathers as police investigate after a shooting at a supermarket, Might 14, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y. A number of people have been shot on the Tops Friendly Market.

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

"There is no such thing as a depth to the outrage I'm feeling proper 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 homicide and ordered held with out bail Saturday evening, in keeping with Erie County District Attorney John Flynn. His office can be investigating terrorism expenses, he stated.

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

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

The FBI is individually 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 multiple online postings that could be associated with the shooter that embrace praise 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 group...coming into our community and trying to inflict evil upon us."

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

Hochul stated she has directed the New York State Police's Hate Crimes Activity Drive to assist within the investigation.

The suspect within the Buffalo grocery store capturing, heart in a white face mask, attends his arraignment, May 14, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y.

A home 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 evening, based on legislation enforcement officers and eyewitnesses. Hochul confirmed throughout a news briefing that a home in Broome County was being searched Saturday.

A person is detained following a mass taking pictures in the car parking zone of TOPS supermarket, in a nonetheless image 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 shooting. However following the assault, the online game stay 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 kind and works swiftly to reply to all incidents," a Twitch spokesperson stated 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 said it removed the stream inside two minutes of the violence starting and is monitoring Twitch for any restreams of the content or associated content material.

Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz also tweeted Saturday afternoon that he had been “advised of an active multiple taking pictures event" on the supermarket.

"A horrible day in the history [of] our neighborhood," Poloncarz mentioned in a statement. "Like too many communities in our nation, we've been impacted by the horror [of] a mass taking pictures. My thoughts are in regards to the deceased and with their families at this horrible time."

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

"He will continue to receive updates all through the evening and tomorrow as additional info develops," White Home press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a press release. "The President and the First Woman are praying for those who have been lost and for their family members."

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

Lawyer Normal Merrick Garland was additionally made aware of the incident.

“The Justice Division is investigating this matter as a hate crime and an act of racially-motivated violent extremism. The Justice Department is dedicated to conducting a thorough and expeditious investigation into this capturing and to searching for justice for these innocent victims," the statement read.

Tops Friendly Markets said in a statement it was "shocked and saddened" by the taking pictures and provided condolences to the victims and their families.

"We recognize the fast response of local law enforcement and are providing all accessible assets to assist authorities in the ongoing investigation," the Amherst, New York-based grocery store chain said.

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

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

"That is completely 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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