At the very least 10 dead in mass shooting at Buffalo, New York, grocery store in alleged hate crime

At the very least 10 individuals are useless and another three wounded after a mass capturing at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York, that authorities mentioned was a "racially motivated hate crime."

An 18-year-old white, male suspect is in custody, police stated. The shooter live-streamed the attack on social media, authorities mentioned.

The gunman, sporting army fatigues, body armor and a tactical helmet, shot 4 people in the parking lot of a Tops supermarket round 2:30 p.m., three fatally. He proceeded inside the store the place he was confronted by a retired Buffalo police officer working security, police mentioned.

The guard shot and struck the suspect, but without impact as a result of body armor, police said.

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

Cops safe the scene after a taking pictures at TOPS supermarket in Buffalo, N.Y., Might 14, 2022.

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

Four of the taking pictures victims had been retailer staff, while the rest were prospects, authorities said. The Buffalo police officer working security was amongst these killed, in line with a regulation enforcement official.

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

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

A crowd gathers as police investigate after a taking pictures at a grocery store, May 14, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y. A number of folks had been shot on the Tops Pleasant Market.

The gun was legally obtained however modified with unlawful magazines, in accordance with Gov. Kathy Hochul.

"There isn't any depth to the outrage I am feeling proper now," she mentioned during a briefing Saturday.

The suspect -- identified as Payton Gendron of Conklin, New York -- was arraigned on one count of first-degree murder and ordered held with out bail Saturday evening, in keeping with Erie County District Attorney John Flynn. His office is also investigating terrorism expenses, he mentioned.

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

"That is the worst nightmare any community can face," Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown stated 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 might have possessed extremist beliefs cultivated on-line, law enforcement sources instructed ABC Information.

Investigators are looking at a number of online postings that may be related to the shooter that include reward 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 told reporters. "It was a straight-up racially motivated hate crime from somebody outdoors of our neighborhood...coming into our group and making an attempt to inflict evil upon us."

Flynn mentioned there are items of evidence that "point out some racial animosity," but wouldn't elaborate more at this point in the investigation.

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

The suspect within the Buffalo supermarket shooting, heart in a white face mask, attends his arraignment, Might 14, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y.

A home related to the suspect in Conklin, a town close to Binghamton in Broome County, was being searched by the FBI and New York State Police Saturday evening, in line with regulation enforcement officials and eyewitnesses. Hochul confirmed during a information briefing that a home in Broome County was being searched Saturday.

A man is detained following a mass taking pictures within the parking lot of TOPS grocery store, in a nonetheless image from social media video in Buffalo, N.Y., Might 14, 2022.

Authorities didn't specify which social media platform the suspect used to allegedly livestream the taking pictures. But following the attack, the video game dwell streaming platform Twitch stated it had indefinitely suspended a person over the taking pictures in Buffalo.

"Twitch has a zero-tolerance policy towards violence of any variety and works swiftly to respond to all incidents," a Twitch spokesperson stated in a statement. "The user has been indefinitely suspended from our service, and we are taking all appropriate action, together with monitoring for any accounts rebroadcasting this content material."

The corporate said it removed the stream inside two minutes of the violence beginning and is monitoring Twitch for any restreams of the content or related content.

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

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

President Joe Biden has been briefed on the shooting, his press secretary stated.

"He will proceed to obtain updates throughout the night and tomorrow as additional data develops," White Home press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement. "The President and the First Woman are praying for many who have been misplaced and for his or her loved ones."

A crowd gathers as police examine after a shooting at a supermarket, May 14, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y. A number of folks had been shot at the Tops Friendly Market.

Attorney Basic Merrick Garland was also 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 radical and expeditious investigation into this capturing and to looking for justice for these innocent victims," the statement read.

Tops Friendly Markets stated in an announcement it was "shocked and saddened" by the shooting and supplied condolences to the victims and their households.

"We respect the short response of local law enforcement and are offering all accessible resources to assist authorities in the ongoing investigation," the Amherst, New York-based supermarket chain stated.

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

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

"That is completely devastating. Our hearts are with the neighborhood and all who've been impacted by this horrible tragedy," Johnson mentioned. "Hate and racism don't have any place in America."

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

It is a growing story. Please examine again for updates.