In light of the bloody shooting in Buffalo, New York, on Saturday, that killed 10 people, US President Joe Biden stressed the need to combat domestic terrorism and racism in the country.
According to the White House statement, as noted by the US leader, no further information has yet been gathered on the shooter's motives. Biden said any domestic terrorist act, including one committed in the name of abhorrent white nationalist ideology, is against everything we stand for in America. We must do everything in our power to end domestic terrorism that fuels hatred ".
- Today, there was an armed attack at a grocery store in the Buffalo area of the United States State of New York
- in which 10 people were killed and three wounded by an 18-year-old who was later handed over to the police.
- According to preliminary data, a young white man mostly shot black people.
The authorities believe that this is a crime committed on the basis of racial intolerance.
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10 people were killed during an armed attack at a Buffalo grocery store in the US state of New York.
- The two sources confirmed the massacre at the supermarket, where a police official told the newspaper that it was similar to a horror film.
- According to two sources, one of the deceased was a recently retired police officer in Buffalo who worked in the store's security business.
- Up to five bodies were found in the car park, according to the police official at the scene.
A police official stated that the shooter, 18, was carrying a camera and police were looking into whether he had broadcast the attack directly from the scene.
The perpetrator of the attack was arrested without disclosing why.
The White House said President Joe Biden's homeland security adviser briefed the president on the horrific shooting in Buffalo, noting that Biden would continue to receive updates throughout the evening and tomorrow on more information.
Shocking details of the incident that killed 10 people... What did the outlet of the Buffalo massacre write on his gun? (Photos)
A "heavily armed" teenager wearing military clothing killed 10 people on Saturday during a "racially motivated" shooting at a Buffalo supermarket and live-streamed the incident.
Officials explained that the shooter, identified by law enforcement as Payton Gendron, 18, was driving from "hours away" in Conklin, New York, to Top Friend Market in Jefferson Avenue, in the Buffalo borough of New York, which is predominantly a black citizen.
"We are investigating this incident as a racial hate crime and a case of racially motivated violent extremism," Stephen Bellongia, Special Agent in Charge of the Buffalo Field Division of the FBI, said during a press conference.
Erie County Sheriff John Garcia gave a more candid assessment: "This was pure evil. It was a direct racial hate crime ".
For his part, Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia said that the shooter, who wrote several white names on his weapon, including Anders Breivik, the outlet of the 2011 Norway massacre, arrived at the market around 2:30 p.m. local time, was heavily armed, had tactical equipment and wore a helmet.
Gramaglia noted that the perpetrator also had a camera to broadcast the shooting live on air. NBC News reported that he was armed with a semi-automatic rifle and a legally purchased hunting rifle.
The gunman had opened fire in the parking lot, killing 3 people and injuring a fourth.
He then went to the store, where he met a security guard and a policeman who tried to stop him from entering, but the guard's bullet could not penetrate the attacker's armor.
Gramaglia said the shooter shot the policeman and killed him before making his way through the rest of the store.
This is not the first time the massacre's outlet, Payton Gendron, has drawn the attention of law enforcement, with the teenager threatening his fellow high school students in June 2021.
A school official reported that Gendron "made statements indicating that he wanted to shoot, either at a graduation ceremony or sometime thereafter."
The Buffalo News reported that state police investigated the matter, and Gendron was referred for counselling and mental health assessment.
Governor Cathy Hoshole described the suspect as a "white supremacist", at a briefing Saturday evening in Buffalo, before pledging to take further steps to eliminate illegal weapons, while increasing social media monitoring by law enforcement authorities.
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