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Buffalo mass shooting: 10 reported dead as police investigate manifesto
Ten people are dead and a suspect is in custody after a gunman with a rifle and body armour opened fire at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York on 14 May, believed to be one of the deadliest racist massacres in recent American history, and the deadliest mass shooting in the US in 2022.
The shooting took place at Tops Friendly Market in the 1200 block of Jefferson Avenue in the state’s second-largest city, in a predominantly Black neighbourhood that authorities believe the suspect had specifically targeted. Thirteen people in total were shot. Among the victims, 11 were Black.
Close-up shots from a video of Saturday’s attack, which police say was filmed by the gunman himself, show the N-word and the number 14 — a known white supremacist code — written on the barrel of the gun in white paint.
A “manifesto” has been found online, connected to the 18-year-old suspect Payton Gendron, that references racist and white nationalist tropes and far-right conspiracy theories.
President Joe Biden arrived in Buffalo on Tuesday to “grieve” with the community and is expected to deliver remarks at 1pm ET.
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Show latest update 1652800647 In photos: President Joe Biden and first lady pay their respects to victims
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrived in Buffalo on Tuesday to pay their respects to the victims of Saturday's shooting at a memorial across the street from the Tops supermarket where a gunman unleashed a racist attack on shoppers in the supermarket and killed 10 people while wounding at least three.
US President Joe Biden embraces New York State Governor Kathy Hochul after disembarking Air Force One at Buffalo Niagara International Airport in Buffalo
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US President Joe Biden and US First Lady Jill Biden look on as New York State Governor Kathy Hochul and US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer read a note at a memorial near a Tops grocery store in Buffalo
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The US president is expected to deliver remarks in Buffalo on Tuesday at 1pm ET
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Johanna Chisholm 17 May 2022 16:17
1652799486 Biden and first lady arrive in Buffalo to comfort mourning families
US President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrived in Buffalo, New York on Tuesday to meet with community leaders and the families of victims of the mass shooting that killed 10 people and wounded three.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said earlier this week that the couple will be in the city to “comfort the families of the 10 people whose lives were senselessly taken in this horrific shooting. And they will express gratitude for the bravery of members of law enforcement and other law enforcement members who took immediate action to try and protect and save lives”.
The US president is expected to deliver remarks at 1pm ET.
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden walk towards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 17, 2022, as they travel to Buffalo, N.Y., to pay their respects to the lives lost in Saturday's shooting.
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Johanna Chisholm 17 May 2022 15:58
1652796015 CNN reporter breaks down while covering Buffalo shooting
CNN anchor Victor Blackwell was unable to hold back tears as he reported live from outside the supermarket in Buffalo, New York, where 10 people were killed in a racial massacre.
Blackwell choked up and broke down after he talked to one of the eyewitnesses of the shooting who said she had taught her daughter to “become small and invisible” while preparing her for such incidents in the past.
“I’ve done 15 of these. At least the ones I can count,” Blackwell said to his colleague Alisyn Camerota back in the studio.
“And we keep having the conversation about Democrats will say guns, Republicans will say mental health and nothing will change. And I’ll probably do another one this year,” he added, his voice shaking.
Continue reading the full story from The Independent below.
CNN reporter breaks down live on air while reporting on Buffalo shooting ‘Are we destined to just keep doing this city after city?’
Johanna Chisholm 17 May 2022 15:00
1652792415 New Zealand shooting survivor says violence achieved nothing
If the Buffalo supermarket shooter had learned anything from the massacre in New Zealand that apparently inspired him, it should have been that the violence didn’t achieve any of the gunman’s aims, a survivor said Tuesday.
Temel Atacocugu was shot nine times when a white supremacist opened fire during Friday prayers at two mosques in Christchurch three years ago, killing 51 worshippers and severely injuring dozens more. Mr Atacocugu continues to recover from the gunshot wounds in his mouth, left arm and both legs.
One of the stated aims of the Christchurch gunman was to sow discord between racial and ethnic groups, eventually forcing nonwhite people to leave. But if anything, the opposite happened as Muslims and non-Muslims embraced each other in a shared and enduring grief.
“Violence does not solve the problem. They should see that. People, including the extremists, should see that violence does not fix anything,” he said. “Peace will fix it. They have to learn to talk with people around them, too.”
Continue reading the full story on The Independent below.
New Zealand shooting survivor says violence achieved nothing A survivor of the New Zealand mosque shootings three years ago says extremists should see that the violence that day achieved none of the gunman's aims
Johanna Chisholm 17 May 2022 14:00
1652788824 Gunman named Sadiq Khan on ‘enemy kill list’ in white supremacist manifesto
London mayor Sadiq Khan was named by Buffalo shooting suspect Payton Gendron on a list of enemies he wanted dead.
Gendron, 18, is accused of shooting dead 10 people at a supermarket in the US city in New York state on Saturday.
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Buffalo gunman listed Sadiq Khan on ‘enemy kill list’ in white supremacist manifesto Payton Gendron, 18, is accused of shooting dead 10 people at a supermarket
Johanna Chisholm 17 May 2022 13:00
1652781624 Buffalo shooting victim killed while picking up cake for grandson’s birthday
The 10 individuals killed by a white supremacist during a mass shooting at a Tops grocery store in Buffalo have been identified, including Andre Mackniel, who was picking up a cake for his grandson’s birthday.
Mr Mackneil had travelled 120 miles from his home to be present for his grandson’s birthday when he was targetted by a white supremacist mass shooter at the grocery store.
Read the full story by Graig Graziosi here:
Buffalo shooting victim killed while picking up cake for grandson’s birthday Three others were injured during the shooting
Maroosha Muzaffar 17 May 2022 11:00
1652778024 Arizona state senator slammed for Buffalo shooting comments
The Arizona Senate on Monday opened an ethics investigation into a Republican member who tweeted inflammatory comments about last weekend’s racist attack at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket that left 10 people dead.
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Arizona state senator slammed for Buffalo shooting comments The Arizona Senate has voted to open an ethics investigation into a firebrand Republican member who tweeted inflammatory comments about last weekend’s racist attack at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket
Maroosha Muzaffar 17 May 2022 10:00
1652774424 Buffalo gunman’s family say he snapped due to Covid isolation and paranoia
Family of the Buffalo supermarket gunman has said that the teen snapped because of the “paranoia and isolation” of the Covid pandemic.
In an interview with the New York Post, relatives confessed that they had no idea that 18-year-old Payton Gendron was an alleged white supremacist. They also said that the teen needed help after threatening his classmates almost a year ago.
“I have no idea how he could have gotten caught up in this. I blame it on Covid,’’ Sandra Komoroff, 68, a cousin of Mr Gendron’s mom Pamela was quoted as saying.
“He was very paranoid about getting Covid, extremely paranoid, to the point that — his friends were saying — he would wear the hazmat suit [to school],” she said.
She added that Mr Gendron had “bought into the fear of Covid.”
Maroosha Muzaffar 17 May 2022 09:00
1652770771 Here’s the hard truth about people like Payton Gendron
ICYMI: During my research, I found that the underlying feelings drawing people to extreme movements were similar, regardless of whether the person was a Norwegian women recruited into a Marxist cult in the 1980s or a British schoolboy lured to fight for Islamists in Syria in 2014, writes Charlotte McDonald-Gibson.
I’m an expert on extremism. Here’s the hard truth about people like Payton Gendron During my research, I found that the underlying feelings drawing people to extreme movements were similar, regardless of whether the person was a Norwegian women recruited into a Marxist cult in the 1980s or a British schoolboy lured to fight for Islamists in Syria in 2014
Graeme Massie 17 May 2022 07:59
1652768456 Gunman sought to 'continue his rampage'
The gunman who killed 10 people in a supermarket in Buffalo last week intended to target a second store on Saturday if he had not been stopped, police said.
Buffalo police chief JosephGramaglia told local media that there was evidence to suggest the gunman wanted to target a second store on Saturday if he had not been stopped.
Of the 13 people shot, 11 were Black.
Maroosha Muzaffar 17 May 2022 07:20
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