Ten killed in grocery shooting that police call racially motivated in Buffalo
The HinduA heavily armed 18-year-old white man shot 10 persons dead on Saturday at a Buffalo, New York grocery store in a “racially motivated” attack that he live-streamed on camera, authorities said. When asked what information led authorities to term the attack a hate crime, Erie County District Attorney John Flynn said they had evidence indicating “racial animosity,” but declined to elaborate. ‘Inspired act’ Quoting from the manifesto, the New York Times reported the suspect had been “inspired” by white supremacist acts of violence, including the massacre of 51 Muslims in Christchurch, New Zealand in March 2019. Byron Brown, the mayor of Buffalo — which is located in western New York State, along the U.S. border with Canada — said the shooter “traveled hours from outside this community to perpetrate this crime.” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said U.S. President Joe Biden had been briefed on the “horrific shooting.” In a statement, Mr. Biden thanked police and first responders and denounced the attack.