“A teenager in military-style clothing opened fire with a rifle at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, in a shooting that officials called a “hate crime and racially motivated violent extremism”, killing 10 people and wounding three others before surrendering to police on Saturday afternoon, authorities said.
Police officials said the 18-year-old, who is white, was wearing body armour and military-style clothing when he pulled up and started shooting at a Tops Friendly Market at about 2.30pm. The attack was streamed via a camera fixed to the man’s helmet.
Later, he appeared before a judge in a paper medical gown and was arraigned on murder charges. …”
“… Buffalo police told local TV news that in all, 13 people were shot. Eleven of the victims were Black, two were white. Four of the victims were store employees, authorities said.
Gramaglia said Buffalo police entered the store and confronted the gunman in the vestibule.
“At that point the suspect put the gun to his own neck. Buffalo police personnel – two patrol officers – talked the suspect into dropping the gun. He dropped the gun, took off some of his tactical gear, surrendered at that point. And he was led outside, put in a police car,” he said. …”
“… Buffalo’s African American community was on edge on Saturday night. “It’s sadness mixed with anger,” said a man who offered his name as Big John, “because he came all the way from Binghamton that’s like 200 miles away to do this.”
Many said they were unsurprised that police had arrested, and not shot, the white 18-year-old suspect. “If was Black he would have been shot,” said one man, who gave his name as Alias John, who was standing nearby. “They wouldn’t have given him a chance to surrender. They’d have shot him up.”
“That’s right. All day,” responded Big John.
Hours after the shooting the neighbourhood, one of the poorest in Buffalo, with poorly lit streets and run-down housing, was still attracting onlookers.
SJ, a 25-year-old white woman, asked why, if Gendron had posted a lengthy white supremacist manifesto online, he was not on any official watchlist. “It’s not just a war against blacks and whites, it’s also a war between the police and the people,” she remarked.
Today. In a city about a hour away from me. There was a mass shooting in Buffalo, NY. 10 people were killed. Out the 13 people shot, 10 killed were black and out the 3 injured one of them was also black.
In short 11 out of 13 people were black and it was indeed a racially motivated crime due to his manifesto, writing the N word on his gun and driving hours to target a black community.
This is…..This is why I keep saying fascism is a serious thing in America. Not only is the gunman a devout Neo-Nazi but he believes in the White Replacement Theory you hear people like Tucker Carlson spout.
And…..I can’t lie. I’m fucking furious. I’m scared. I don’t know if someone will do the same where I live.
just neurodivergent things: when you got so used to having suicidal thoughts that you don’t realize that imagining yourself dead or just kind of assuming that you will die young or sometimes feeling the impulse probably means you need help.
a decade ago, 20 children and 6 staff members were shot and killed in the tragic sandy hook elementary school shooting. today, a decade later, 14 children and 1 teacher had their lives taken at robb elementary school in texas. it’s been a decade, and there has been nothing done to prevent this from ever happening again. may they all rest in peace.
the south texas blood and tissue center are in critical need of blood donations following this horrific mass shooting. you can visit their website to find a donation location.
