He shot four people in the parking lot, three of whom died at the scene. The man, who was armed with an assault-style rifle shot more than a dozen people at the store in a matter of minutes. in Buffalo, said Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia. Saturday, a heavily armed man dressed in military fatigues and tactical gear arrived at the Tops Friendly Markets store at 1275 Jefferson Ave. What happened at the Tops in Buffalo Saturday?Īround 2:30 p.m. The depth of pain that families are feeling and that all of us are feeling right now cannot even be explained.'īrown said what started as a beautiful Buffalo day 'turned into one of tremendous heartbreak' when a gunman opened fire at a grocery store within city limits. 'And we are hurting and we are seething right now as a community.

'This is the worst nightmare that any community can face,' said Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown. The suspect, Payton Gendron, 18, was charged with first-degree murder and officials said they will weigh additional charges in the coming days. The FBI is investigating the shooting as a hate crime and racially motivated violent extremism. The suspect, who was taken into custody at the scene, is white. Mr Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, would visit Buffalo on Tuesday, the White House said in a statement.Vigils, prayer services and rallies were held across Buffalo on Sunday after authorities said a gunman, wearing tactical gear and a livestreaming camera, killed 10 people and wounded three more in a hate-fueled shooting rampage at a busy supermarket.Įleven of the 13 people who were shot Saturday at the Tops Friendly Markets were Black, Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia said.

US President Joe Biden condemned the attack, saying it was fuelled by hatred. 'The user has been indefinitely suspended from our service, and we are taking all appropriate action, including monitoring for any accounts rebroadcasting this content,' a Twitch spokesperson said. Social media and streaming platforms such as Twitch - which said it removed the stream after less than two minutes - have grappled with controlling violent and extremist content for years. New York Governor Kathy Hochul said that, given the suspect had been posting his views online, social media sites should have taken action earlier. The gunman, who acted alone, live-streamed the attack on social media. His grandfather, Charles Everheart Sr, told Reuters that Goodman was pushing shopping carts back to the store when he was hit. Zaire Goodman, 20, worked in the Tops store and was shot in the neck but survived. Heyward Patterson was known as 'Jitney', because he drove people to and from the Tops grocery store and helped them with their groceries, according to the Buffalo News.Ĭelestine Chaney, 65, went to Tops to buy strawberries to make shortcakes, her son, Wayne Jones, told the New York Times. She posted that Young was a grandmother and missionary who loved 'singing, dancing' and being with family. Pearly Young, 77, ran a food pantry in the Central Park neighbourhood of Buffalo for 25 years, according to a tweet from a New York television reporter Madison Carter. Soon, Ms McDuffie saw horrifying videos circulating on social media that appeared to show the gunman shooting her daughter just outside the store. Ms McDuffie told The Buffalo News that her 32-year-old daughter had walked to Tops to pick up some groceries on Saturday afternoon. Ms Drury returned home to be with her brother after his bone marrow transplant. Roberta Drury had recently returned home to live with her mother, Dezzelynn McDuffie. One survivor told a local news station that he and his 8-year-old daughter heard the gunshots and hid in the back of a milk fridge. 'He's a true hero,' Mr Gramaglia said. 'There could have been more victims if not for his actions.'

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