Buffalo shooting

One of the deceased was a recently retired Buffalo police officer who was working security at the store, both sources said. The Buffalo News is withholding the ...

I'm angry and I'm trying to power down," she said. "She was just going into the store. Johnnie Emmons was inside her home, about five doors away from the Tops, down Landon Street, when she said she heard bursts of gunfire. "The guy walked out of the store, the cops were just screaming at him, and he just stood there. "I just grabbed her, I hugged her." It is Armageddon-like," said the police official at the scene. Shots and shots and shots," he said. "I hid. The man is a white male dressed in camouflage pants, wearing what appears to be a mask over his mouth. As he continued to do that, he dropped to his knees still appearing as if he might shoot himself." She saw the shooter, whom she described as a white man wearing camouflage. Shonnell Harris, an operation manager at the Tops, said she heard gun shots and ran frantically through the store, falling several times before exiting out the back.

AP said they had been told at least 10 had died by law enforcement officials. Picture from the scene of a mass shooting in Buffalo, NY. Pic: AP. Image ...

A law enforcement official on the scene told the paper: "It's like walking onto a horror movie, but everything is real. "He was standing there with the gun to his chin. He added that they saw him drop to his knees. Why does this kid have a gun to his face?" "It sounded like things were falling over." Witnesses have reported hearing dozens of shots being fired.

Buffalo police said earlier Saturday afternoon that the alleged shooter was also in custody.

He was able to hide in a freezer but he was not able to get to my aunt and does not know where she is. “He ripped off his helmet, dropped his gun and was tackled by the police.” “The president has been briefed by his homeland security adviser on the horrific shooting in Buffalo, New York, this afternoon. Mayor Byron Brown was at the scene late Saturday afternoon and expected to address the media. “He was standing there with the gun to his chin. Braedyn Kephart and Shane Hill, both 20, pulled into the parking lot just as the shooter was exiting.

Police said multiple people were shot in what they described as a "mass shooting" at a Buffalo supermarket. WKBW. CNN —.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul tweeted, "I am closely monitoring the shooting at a grocery store in Buffalo. We have offered assistance to local officials. The shooter is in custody. The shooting is being investigated as a hate crime Belongia said.

The Buffalo Police Department said a suspect is in custody.

It’s centrally located to several area colleges, including Canisius College and Buffalo State College as well as a number of area churches. Brown said it was “a day of great pain for our community.” Four of those killed were store employees and six were customers, law enforcement officials said. The shooter is in custody. Gramaglia said that 11 of the 13 people shot were Black. BREAKING: BPD on scene of a mass shooting at the Tops in the 1200 block of Jefferson Avenue. Police say multiple people have been struck by gunfire.

A gunman motivated by hate and dressed in tactical gear killed 10 people and wounded three others Saturday afternoon at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket,

"We appreciate the quick response of local law enforcement and are providing all available resources to assist authorities in the ongoing investigation." The suspect then continued to walk through the store shooting, he said. The officers talked him into surrendering, Gramaglia said. "So this is painful.” At least two rifles have been recovered from the scene, according to law enforcement sources. A heavily armed man wearing tactical gear went to the store on Jefferson Avenue about 2:30 p.m. and opened fire in the parking lot. A security guard returned fire but because the suspect had on ballistic protection, the rounds didn't appear to penetrate. Details about why they believe the man was motivated by racial hatred were not revealed. Four store employees, including a security guard, were among the victims. "This was pure evil," Erie County Sheriff John Garcia said at a news conference. The NAACP of Buffalo said in a statement, "We are praying for the victims of the senseless act of violence the taken place in our community." The suspect is said to be from a distant part of the state and was live-streaming the shooting, Gramaglia said.

Police say the alleged shooter is in custody. Details on the number of people shot at the Tops Friendly Market weren't immediately available.

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The gunman, an 18-year-old white man, live streamed the shooting, which officials said was being investigated as a hate crime. Eleven of the 13 people who ...

Councilman Wingo also said that he was aware of the Tops market where the attack occurred. For the most part, the vast majority of homicides in the city of Buffalo are targeted. “It’s a dark day for these grocery store workers, and all essential workers, who just come in and punch a clock,” he said. “The shooter was not from this community. Karine Jean-Pierre, the White House press secretary, said in a statement that the president had been briefed by Homeland Security. "He will continue to receive updates throughout the evening and tomorrow as further information develops. Joseph A. Gramaglia, the Buffalo police commissioner, called the security guard “a hero in our eyes.” The channel’s page said only that it was “currently unavailable due to a violation of Twitch’s community guidelines or terms of service.” The next highest death toll was six, in a shooting in downtown Sacramento on April 3. In the images, a racial slur appears to have been written on the barrel of his weapon. He emerged from his car and shot four people in the parking lot, the police said, killing three of them. He was taken into custody after the shooting at an outlet of the regional grocery chain Tops Friendly Markets. The gunman, an 18-year-old white man, live streamed the shooting, which officials said was being investigated as a hate crime.

Buffalo police said earlier Saturday afternoon that the alleged shooter was in custody.

He was able to hide in a freezer but he was not able to get to my aunt and does not know where she is. “The president has been briefed by his Homeland Security advisor on the horrific shooting in Buffalo, N.Y., this afternoon. “This is the worst nightmare that any community can face, and we are hurting and we are seething right now,” Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown said at a news conference. Associated Press reporters John Wawrow in Buffalo and Eric Tucker in Washington contributed to this report. “He ripped off his helmet, dropped his gun, and was tackled by the police.” She was in there with her fiance, they separated and went to different aisles,” she said. Police closed off the block, lined by spectators, and yellow police taped surrounded the full parking lot. “Our hearts are with the community and all who have been impacted by this terrible tragedy. “He was standing there with the gun to his chin. Braedyn Kephart and Shane Hill, both 20, pulled into the parking lot just as the shooter was exiting. Officials said 11 of the victims were Black and two are white. He said the gunman then killed the security guard.

A gunman opened fire with a rifle Saturday at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, in what authorities called a "hate crime and racially motived violent ...

He was able to hide in a freezer but he was not able to get to my aunt and does not know where she is. "He ripped off his helmet, dropped his gun, and was tackled by the police." "He was standing there with the gun to his chin. "The president has been briefed by his Homeland Security advisor on the horrific shooting in Buffalo, N.Y., this afternoon. Associated Press reporters John Wawrow in Buffalo and Eric Tucker in Washington contributed to this report. "This is the worst nightmare that any community can face, and we are hurting and we are seething right now," Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown said at a news conference. Police closed off the block, lined by spectators, and yellow police taped surrounded the full parking lot. "Our hearts are with the community and all who have been impacted by this terrible tragedy. In a tweet, Sharpton said that "leaders of all these communities should stand together on this!" Braedyn Kephart and Shane Hill, both 20, pulled into the parking lot just as the shooter was exiting. Officials said 11 of the victims were Black and two are white. He said the gunman then killed the security guard.

Police say the alleged shooter is in custody. Authorities described it as a "racially motivated hate crime" and say the majority of the victims were Black.

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BUFFALO, NY (WBFO) – Thirteen people were shot, 10 of them fatally, by a gunman who entered the Tops supermarket on Jefferson Avenue in Buffalo Saturday and ...

According to the alleged manifesto, the suspect targeted Blacks, motivated by the belief that he was responding to a campaign to “replace” the White race. So I want to make sure that I have the best charge right now to hold him in custody and get this matter moving forward before I add any other charges on it. His alleged manifesto also expressed hatred toward Jews, and suggests “Arabs,” Asians and other non-white ethnicities do not belong in a “White civilization.” Social media accounts are suggesting the alleged shooter released a manifesto and “to-do” list prior to the attack. The gunman, reported to be a young white male, was in police custody according to law enforcement agencies. The alleged shooter was taken into police custody and was scheduled to be arraigned Saturday evening.

The suspect, described as an 18-year-old white male, is in custody.

Four of the shooting victims were store employees, including the security guard. "The president has been briefed by his Homeland Security advisor on the horrific shooting in Buffalo, N.Y., this afternoon. "We are devastated to hear about the shooting that took place this afternoon in Buffalo, New York. Our hearts go out to the community impacted by this tragedy. Investigators have not released any information about why they believe the man charged in that attack targeted the supermarket. Gendron then allegedly shot and killed the security guard. Three of those victims died at the scene. Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia says the other three victims suffered injuries that do not appear to be life-threatening. Gendron allegedly put a gun to his own neck, but officers talked him into dropping the gun. Gendron allegedly shot four people in the parking lot. Police officials say around 2:30 p.m., Gendron got out of a vehicle in the parking lot of the supermarket. A total of 13 people were shot. A law enforcement source says Gendron was wearing body armor.

A teenage gunman wearing military gear and livestreaming with a helmet camera opened fire with a rifle at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket.

"He ripped off his helmet, dropped his gun, and was tackled by the police." He was able to hide in a freezer but he was not able to get to my aunt and does not know where she is. "He was standing there with the gun to his chin. He will continue to receive updates throughout the evening and tomorrow as further information develops," she said. "Our hearts are with the community and all who have been impacted by this terrible tragedy. "This is the worst nightmare that any community can face, and we are hurting and we are seething right now," Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown said at the news conference. In a tweet, Sharpton said that "leaders of all these communities should stand together on this!" Witnesses Braedyn Kephart and Shane Hill, both 20, pulled into the parking lot just as the shooter was exiting. He dropped the gun, took off some of his tactical gear, surrendered at that point. Police said 11 of the victims were Black and two are white. "This was pure evil. The commissioner said the gunman then killed the security guard.

A retired Buffalo police officer who was working as a security guard fired multiple shots at the gunman. The authorities said that the suspect was struck but ...

Then the police tackled him, witnesses told The Buffalo News. He then put the gun to his own neck, said the police commissioner, Joseph A. Gramaglia, at a press conference. He shot shoppers and employees, according to the police, leaving a trail of bodies in the aisles. Shonnell Harris, an operation manager at the Tops, told The Buffalo News that she was stocking shelves when she heard loud noises and saw people running toward the back of the store. A retired Buffalo police officer who was working as a security guard fired multiple shots at the gunman. He was wearing tactical gear and body armor, with a video camera fixed to his helmet.

The 18-year-old man who allegedly shot and killed 10 people at a Buffalo supermarket Saturday afternoon was motivated by hate, authorities said.

The suspect shot eight more people in the store, six of whom died, the release said. This is an active investigation and additional charges may be filed," Flynn said in a statement. The person is seen in the rearview mirror wearing a helmet and is heard saying, "Just got to go for it," before he pulls into the front of the store. A spokesperson for Twitch said the company removed the livestream less than two minutes after the violence started. In his news release, Flynn said the suspect shot four people outside of the grocery store, three fatally. Gendron is set to return to court on the morning of May 19 for a felony hearing, the release said.

Officials said the suspected gunman traveled several hours from his home in the Southern Tier to carry out the Buffalo attack.

We appreciate the quick response of local law enforcement and are providing all available resources to assist authorities in the ongoing investigation." "There is compelling evidence to believe that this was pre-planned," the congressman said. The shooter "worked his way through the store" firing at others, and in the store's lobby was confronted by Buffalo police. The store's security guard, a retired Buffalo police officer, was among those killed at the scene. None of the shooting victims were identified by police. A retired Buffalo police officer working in the store as a security guard confronted the shooter and shot him. Her cousin hid in a freezer inside the store and was not injured, she said. She retrieved her phone from her car and called her cousin, who was also inside the store when gunfire erupted. "This is the worst nightmare that any community can face," said Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown. "And we are hurting and we are seething right now as a community. "A lot of people got away, thank God." He shot four people in the parking lot, three of whom died at the scene. Eleven of the 13 shooting victims were Black.

Vigils are planned for Sunday to remember the victims, including a security guard who died trying to stop the shooting.

It unfolded in a largely Black neighborhood in Buffalo, and 11 of the people shot were Black, officials said. Mr. Gendron wrote that he was inspired by the perpetrators of other white supremacist acts of violence, naming Dylann Roof, who killed nine Black parishioners in South Carolina in 2015, among other gunmen. And he had carefully studied the layout of the grocery store, writing that he would shoot a security guard near the entrance before walking through aisles and firing upon Black shoppers, shooting them twice in the chest when he could. He shot shoppers and employees, according to the police, leaving a trail of bodies in the aisles. He wrote out a lengthy manifesto that was steeped in the “great replacement” doctrine, which argues that whites are at risk of being replaced by people of color. The Anti-Defamation League has said it was commonly used in Nazi Germany, and has now been adopted by white supremacists and neo-Nazis. “I don’t think anyone here in the city of Buffalo thought that something like this could ever happen, would ever happen.” Ten people were killed and three others wounded; 11 of the shooting victims were Black. The police have yet to identify victims. He then put the gun to his own neck, said the police commissioner, Joseph A. Gramaglia, at a news conference. Shortly after Mr. Gendron was captured, a manifesto believed to have been posted online by the gunman emerged, riddled with racist, anti-immigrant views that claimed white Americans were at risk of being replaced by people of color. And his preferred victims seemed clear as well: All told, 11 of the people shot were Black and two were white, the authorities said. His manifesto, which he posted online shortly before the killings, contained old strains of white supremacy and xenophobia.

Shoppers in and around a Buffalo, New York, supermarket Saturday detailed being forced to hide behind cars, calling out for help as a gunman killed 10 ...

"This is the worst nightmare that any community can face and we are hurting and we are seething right now as a community," Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown said. "He was very heavily armed," the police commissioner said. One woman told WKBW she received a distressing phone call from her "scared, hysterical" 19-year-old granddaughter who was at the supermarket and heard gunshots. "I still don't even believe it happened ... that a person would go into a supermarket full of people," he said. Then he dropped it and took off his bulletproof vest, then got on his hands and knees and put his hands behind his back," Lewis said, describing the moments the suspect was arrested by police. "This was not a White man from Buffalo. This was a White person who was evil, so I don't want to see all White people painted and to have a tension between Black and White because of the individual who should serve his time." "Hate must have no safe harbor." "The same way I don't want to see Black people painted with a broad brush if we have one Black person (do wrong), they say, 'Oh, those Black folks.' So at the end of the day, I don't want to see the same thing happen in our community with Black and White relations," Pridgen said. Speaking to the suspected motive of the shooting, Darius G. Pridgen -- the president of Buffalo's city council and the senior pastor of True Bethel Baptist Church -- told CNN's Pamela Brown he hopes it is understood that race relations in the city do not have to be frayed and that the shooting was the act of an "evil" individual from outside the community. "The depth of pain that families are feeling and that all of us are feeling right now cannot even be explained." "He had tactical gear, he had a tactical helmet on, he had a camera that he was livestreaming what he was doing." Grady Lewis said he was outside the supermarket when he heard seven or eight gunshots, and described seeing a White man "fully prepared, ready to go," dressed in tactical gear spraying gunfire at the entry of the store, which is located in the heart of the city's Black community.

A massacre at a Buffalo supermarket was the deadliest in the U.S. this year.

Of the 13 people who were shot, 11 were Black and two were white. The Cannes Film Festival begins this week. “Top Gun: Maverick” will premiere 36 years after the original. By then, the police had arrived, and he briefly put a gun to his neck before he began removing tactical gear as a form of surrender and the police tackled him. But the recovery process is extremely painful, as documented in this photo essay. It’s the magazine’s health issue, all about body modifications. He was arrested at the store and pleaded not guilty in a brief court appearance. He went on to stalk victims throughout the store; “bodies were everywhere,” one witness said. Four worked at the Tops grocery. The view is known as “replacement theory” and was once linked to the far-right fringe, but it has become increasingly mainstream. Around 2:30 p.m., as shoppers filled the Tops supermarket, the suspect arrived wearing body armor, tactical gear and a helmet with a video camera attached. A gunman embracing a white supremacist ideology opened fire yesterday afternoon at a supermarket in a predominantly Black neighborhood of Buffalo, killing 10 people and wounding three more.

Described by Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia as “a hero in our eyes,” Aaron Salter Jr. was the security guard on duty when the gunman began his ...

Saturday’s shooting had the same number of fatalities as a shooting by a transit system employee last May at a light-rail facility in San Jose, according to the archive. When police arrived at the store, Gendron put a gun to his neck but was ultimately persuaded to surrender, Gramaglia said. In February, six people were killed in Corsicana, Tex., when a man targeted members of his family. Until then, the deadliest shooting this year took place on April 3 in downtown Sacramento, where six died and a dozen were injured after multiple shooters fired on a stretch of bars and nightclubs. “She could have probably done a number of other things with her life and with her talents, but she chose to use them on us,” Garnell said. “We have to rally as a family around my father and make sure that he’s well cared for,” he said. Salter was inspired to undertake that project during a 2011 spike in gas prices, he said in an interview. After surrendering to police, Gendron was charged with first-degree murder. In a few years, he predicted, scientists and engineers would find that cars could run on water. On the way home, she stopped at Tops Friendly Markets, where she and nine others were fatally shot, authorities said. “She was his angel.” Eleven of the 13 people were Black.