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Supermarket shooter sought Black neighborhood, official says | AP News

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The white 18-year-old who shot and killed 10 people at a Buffalo supermarket had researched the local demographics while looking for places with a high concentration of Black residents, arriving there at least a day in advance to conduct reconnaissance, law enforcement officials said Sunday.

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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The white 18-year-old who shot and killed 10 people at a Buffalo supermarket had researched the local demographics while looking for places with a high concentration of Black residents, arriving there at least a day in advance to conduct reconnaissance, law enforcement officials said Sunday.

Highlights

  • The shooter, identified as Payton Gendron, had previously threatened a shooting at his high school last June, a law enforcement official says.
  • Authorities are still working to confirm the authenticity of a racist 180-page manifesto that detailed the plot.
  • New York Gov.
  • Kathy Hochul, a Buffalo native, demands the technology industry take responsibility for its role in propagating hate speech.
  • The gunman shot, in total, 11 Black people and two white people Saturday in a rampage motivated by racial hatred that he broadcast live.
  • The market is located in a predominantly Black neighborhood.