At the least 10 useless in mass capturing at Buffalo, New York, grocery store in alleged hate crime

No less than 10 people are dead and one other three wounded after a mass shooting at a supermarket 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, wearing army fatigues, physique armor and a tactical helmet, shot four individuals in the parking zone of a Tops supermarket around 2:30 p.m., three fatally. He proceeded inside the store the place he was confronted by a retired Buffalo police officer working security, police said.

The guard shot and struck the suspect, however with out impact due to the body armor, police stated.

The gunman then proceeded to shoot 9 extra individuals inside the store, police mentioned. He threatened to shoot himself before dropping his gun and surrendering to police, authorities mentioned.

Law enforcement officials safe the scene after a taking pictures at TOPS grocery store in Buffalo, N.Y., May 14, 2022.

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

Four of the capturing victims have been retailer workers, while the rest had been customers, authorities mentioned. The Buffalo police officer working safety was amongst these killed, in keeping with a regulation enforcement official.

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

The scene is now not active and no other suspects are outstanding, a law enforcement official stated.

A crowd gathers as police examine after a taking pictures at a supermarket, May 14, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y. Multiple people had been shot at the Tops Pleasant Market.

The gun was legally obtained but modified with unlawful magazines, based on Gov. Kathy Hochul.

"There is no such thing as a depth to the outrage I am feeling right now," she said throughout a briefing Saturday.

The suspect -- identified as Payton Gendron of Conklin, New York -- was arraigned on one rely of first-degree murder and ordered held with out bail Saturday night, in accordance with Erie County District Legal professional John Flynn. His workplace is also investigating terrorism fees, he stated.

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

"That 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 could have possessed extremist beliefs cultivated online, legislation enforcement sources instructed ABC News.

Investigators are looking at a number of online postings that may be related to the shooter that embrace reward for South Carolina church shooter Dylann Roof and the New Zealand mosque shooter Brenton Tarrant, based on the sources.

"This was pure evil," Erie County Sheriff John Garcia informed reporters. "It was a straight-up racially motivated hate crime from somebody exterior of our group...coming into our neighborhood and trying to inflict evil upon us."

Flynn said there are pieces of proof that "point out some racial animosity," but would not elaborate extra at this level within the investigation.

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

The suspect within the Buffalo grocery store taking pictures, heart in a white face mask, attends his arraignment, Might 14, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y.

A home associated with the suspect in Conklin, a city near Binghamton in Broome County, was being searched by the FBI and New York State Police Saturday evening, in keeping with regulation enforcement officers and eyewitnesses. Hochul confirmed throughout a news briefing that a house in Broome County was being searched Saturday.

A man is detained following a mass shooting within the car parking zone of TOPS supermarket, in a nonetheless image from social media video in Buffalo, N.Y., Could 14, 2022.

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

"Twitch has a zero-tolerance policy against violence of any kind and works swiftly to reply to all incidents," a Twitch spokesperson stated in an announcement. "The consumer has been indefinitely suspended from our service, and we're taking all acceptable motion, including monitoring for any accounts rebroadcasting this content."

The company mentioned it eliminated the stream within two minutes of the violence beginning and is monitoring Twitch for any restreams of the content or related content material.

Erie County Government Mark Poloncarz also tweeted Saturday afternoon that he had been “advised of an energetic multiple capturing occasion" at the grocery store.

"A horrible day within the historical past [of] our neighborhood," Poloncarz stated in a press release. "Like too many communities in our nation, we've been impacted by the horror [of] a mass taking pictures. My thoughts are about the deceased and with their households at this horrible time."

President Joe Biden has been briefed on the capturing, his press secretary mentioned.

"He will continue to receive updates all through the evening and tomorrow as additional data develops," White Home press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre stated in an announcement. "The President and the First Woman are praying for individuals who have been misplaced and for his or her loved ones."

A crowd gathers as police examine after a shooting at a grocery store, Could 14, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y. A number of folks have been shot at the Tops Pleasant Market.

Legal professional Common Merrick Garland was additionally made conscious of the incident.

“The Justice Department is investigating this matter as a hate crime and an act of racially-motivated violent extremism. The Justice Department is committed to conducting an intensive and expeditious investigation into this capturing and to looking for justice for these harmless victims," the statement learn.

Tops Friendly Markets said in an announcement it was "shocked and saddened" by the capturing and offered condolences to the victims and their families.

"We appreciate the short response of local legislation enforcement and are providing all obtainable resources to help authorities within the ongoing investigation," the Amherst, New York-based grocery store chain stated.

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

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

"This is completely devastating. Our hearts are with the community and all who've been impacted by this horrible tragedy," Johnson stated. "Hate and racism don't have any place in America."

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

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