At least 10 dead in mass capturing at Buffalo, New York, supermarket in alleged hate crime

Not less than 10 people are dead and one other three wounded after a mass taking pictures at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York, that authorities stated was a "racially motivated hate crime."

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

The gunman, carrying army fatigues, body armor and a tactical helmet, shot four individuals within the car parking zone of a Tops grocery store around 2:30 p.m., three fatally. He proceeded inside the shop where he was confronted by a retired Buffalo police officer working safety, police mentioned.

The guard shot and struck the suspect, however without impact due to the body armor, police stated.

The gunman then proceeded to shoot nine more folks inside the shop, police said. He threatened to shoot himself earlier than dropping his gun and surrendering to police, authorities mentioned.

Police officers secure the scene after a taking pictures at TOPS grocery store in Buffalo, N.Y., Might 14, 2022.

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

4 of the shooting victims have been store employees, whereas the rest had been clients, authorities mentioned. The Buffalo police officer working safety was amongst these killed, in accordance 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 law enforcement official mentioned.

A crowd gathers as police examine after a shooting at a grocery store, Could 14, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y. Multiple people were shot at the Tops Pleasant Market.

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

"There is no depth to the outrage I am feeling proper now," she stated during a briefing Saturday.

The suspect -- identified as Payton Gendron of Conklin, New York -- was arraigned on one rely of first-degree homicide and ordered held without bail Saturday night, according to Erie County District Attorney John Flynn. His office can be investigating terrorism charges, he stated.

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

"This is the worst nightmare any neighborhood can face," Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown said at a press briefing Saturday.

The FBI is individually investigating the assault as a hate crime and as racially motivated violent extremism.

Early indications are the shooter may have possessed extremist beliefs cultivated on-line, law enforcement sources told ABC Information.

Investigators are multiple on-line postings that could be related to the shooter that include reward for South Carolina church shooter Dylann Roof and the New Zealand mosque shooter Brenton Tarrant, in keeping with the sources.

"This was pure evil," Erie County Sheriff John Garcia informed reporters. "It was a straight-up racially motivated hate crime from any individual outside of our community...coming into our neighborhood and making an attempt to inflict evil upon us."

Flynn mentioned there are items of proof that "indicate some racial animosity," however would not elaborate more at this level within the investigation.

Hochul said she has directed the New York State Police's Hate Crimes Process Power to help within the investigation.

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

A house associated with 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 accordance with regulation enforcement officials and eyewitnesses. Hochul confirmed during a news briefing that a house in Broome County was being searched Saturday.

A person is detained following a mass capturing within the parking lot of TOPS supermarket, in a still picture from social media video in Buffalo, N.Y., Might 14, 2022.

Authorities did not specify which social media platform the suspect used to allegedly livestream the taking pictures. But following the attack, the online game stay streaming platform Twitch stated it had indefinitely suspended a user over the capturing in Buffalo.

"Twitch has a zero-tolerance policy towards violence of any form and works swiftly to respond to all incidents," a Twitch spokesperson said in an announcement. "The consumer has been indefinitely suspended from our service, and we are taking all appropriate action, including monitoring for any accounts rebroadcasting this content material."

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

Erie County Government Mark Poloncarz additionally tweeted Saturday afternoon that he had been “suggested of an energetic multiple taking pictures event" at the grocery store.

"A horrible day in the history [of] our neighborhood," Poloncarz mentioned in a statement. "Like too many communities in our nation, we have been impacted by the horror [of] a mass capturing. My ideas are about the deceased and with their households at this horrible time."

President Joe Biden has been briefed on the taking pictures, his press secretary said.

"He'll continue to obtain updates all through the night and tomorrow as further data develops," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in an announcement. "The President and the First Lady are praying for many who have been misplaced and for his or her loved ones."

A crowd gathers as police investigate after a shooting at a grocery store, Might 14, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y. A number of individuals were shot on the Tops Pleasant Market.

Attorney Common 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 thorough and expeditious investigation into this capturing and to seeking justice for these harmless victims," the statement learn.

Tops Pleasant Markets mentioned in a press release it was "shocked and saddened" by the taking pictures and provided condolences to the victims and their families.

"We respect the fast response of native legislation enforcement and are providing all out there assets to help authorities in the ongoing investigation," the Amherst, New York-based grocery store chain said.

Folks hug outside the scene after a capturing at a grocery store, May 14, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y.

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

"That is absolutely devastating. Our hearts are with the neighborhood and all who've been impacted by this terrible tragedy," Johnson stated. "Hate and racism haven't any place in America."

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

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