A minimum of 10 dead in mass taking pictures at Buffalo, New York, supermarket in alleged hate crime

A minimum of 10 individuals are dead and another three wounded after a mass shooting at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York, that authorities said was a "racially motivated hate crime."

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

The gunman, sporting navy fatigues, body armor and a tactical helmet, shot 4 folks in the parking zone of a Tops supermarket around 2:30 p.m., three fatally. He proceeded inside the shop where he was confronted by a retired Buffalo police officer working security, police said.

The guard shot and struck the suspect, however without effect as a result of body armor, police stated.

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

Cops secure the scene after a shooting at TOPS grocery store in Buffalo, N.Y., Might 14, 2022.

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

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

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

The scene is not active and no different suspects are outstanding, a law enforcement official said.

A crowd gathers as police examine after a taking pictures at a grocery store, Could 14, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y. Multiple people had been shot on the Tops Friendly Market.

The gun was legally obtained but modified with unlawful magazines, according to Gov. Kathy Hochul.

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

The suspect -- recognized as Payton Gendron of Conklin, New York -- was arraigned on one depend of first-degree homicide and ordered held without bail Saturday evening, in keeping with Erie County District Legal professional John Flynn. His office is also investigating terrorism costs, he mentioned.

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

"This is the worst nightmare any community 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, legislation enforcement sources informed ABC Information.

Investigators are looking at a number of on-line postings that could be associated with the shooter that include praise for South Carolina church shooter Dylann Roof and the New Zealand mosque shooter Brenton Tarrant, in line with the sources.

"This was pure evil," Erie County Sheriff John Garcia told reporters. "It was a straight-up racially motivated hate crime from anyone outside of our group...coming into our community and attempting to inflict evil upon us."

Flynn stated there are items of proof that "indicate some racial animosity," but would not elaborate more at this point within the investigation.

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

The suspect in the Buffalo grocery store capturing, middle in a white face mask, attends his arraignment, May 14, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y.

A house related to the suspect in Conklin, a city near Binghamton in Broome County, was being searched by the FBI and New York State Police Saturday night, in accordance with law enforcement officials and eyewitnesses. Hochul confirmed during a news briefing that a residence in Broome County was being searched Saturday.

A person is detained following a mass shooting in the parking zone of TOPS grocery store, in a still image from social media video in Buffalo, N.Y., Could 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 user over the taking pictures in Buffalo.

"Twitch has a zero-tolerance coverage towards violence of any variety and works swiftly to answer all incidents," a Twitch spokesperson said in a statement. "The person has been indefinitely suspended from our service, and we are taking all appropriate motion, including monitoring for any accounts rebroadcasting this content material."

The corporate mentioned it eliminated the stream within two minutes of the violence starting and is monitoring Twitch for any restreams of the content or associated content.

Erie County Govt Mark Poloncarz also tweeted Saturday afternoon that he had been “advised of an energetic a number of capturing occasion" at the supermarket.

"A horrible day in the history [of] our group," 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 horrible time."

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

"He'll proceed to obtain updates all through the evening and tomorrow as additional information develops," White Home press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre stated in a press release. "The President and the First Woman are praying for those who have been misplaced and for his or her loved ones."

A crowd gathers as police investigate after a capturing at a supermarket, May 14, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y. A number of folks were shot at the Tops Friendly Market.

Lawyer Basic Merrick Garland was additionally made conscious of the incident.

“The Justice Division is investigating this matter as a hate crime and an act of racially-motivated violent extremism. The Justice Division is dedicated to conducting a radical and expeditious investigation into this shooting and to in search of justice for these harmless victims," the statement learn.

Tops Friendly Markets stated in a statement it was "shocked and saddened" by the capturing and provided condolences to the victims and their families.

"We recognize the quick response of native legislation enforcement and are offering all accessible resources to assist authorities within the ongoing investigation," the Amherst, New York-based grocery store chain said.

Individuals hug outside the scene after a shooting at a grocery store, Might 14, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y.

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

"This is absolutely devastating. Our hearts are with the group 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 back for updates.