Payton Gendron (18) of Conklin (NY) pleaded guilty not guilty to the first-degree murder. He faces life imprisonment and is currently being held on no bail. On Thursday, he is expected to return to court
A teenaged gunman who allegedly murdered 10 people at a Buffalo supermarket planned the attack for months before he drove for three hours to carry out the vile ambush that was believed to be motivated by the white supremacist’s hated of black people.
Payton Gendron (18), Conklin NY, has pleaded not guilty for first-degree killing in the wake of Saturday’s attack. The 18-year-old Conklin resident, Payton Gendron, is currently being held indefinitely without bail. He could spend his entire life in prison. Gendron is expected to return to court on Thursday.
According to police, Gendron’s 180-page manifesto was rambling and contained a detailed plan for the attack. This included driving many counties far away in order to execute the Tops Friendly Market shooting.
Byron Brown, Buffalo mayor, said that the gunman traveled for hours to commit the crime on Buffalo residents. This was a day people are enjoying sunshine and family time, as well as friends and loved ones.
“People in supermarkets, with shopping carts and guns raining on them. It is like someone’s life was taken away in an instant.
Gendron declared himself a white supremacist and explained in his manifesto his concerns that other races are replacing white people, according to police.
Treyteen victims were injured in the shooting, and three suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Authorities stated that 11 of the victims were African Americans and two were White.
Authorities said that four of those who were shot were employees at the store. Three other employees sustained ‘non fatal wounds’ while three others were wounded by a security guard.
Two victims were identified on Sunday: Aaron Salter, a former police officer who worked as a store security patrol guard and Ruth Whitfield, a shopper, an 86-year old grandmother. She is also Garnell Witfield’s mother.
Stephen Belongia (FBI special agent for the Buffalo field office) said that the FBI is currently investigating the shooting in two ways.
Police claim that the 180-page, rambling manifesto Payton Gendron posted (pictured right) included a plan of attack. It detailed the destruction of Tops Friendly Market and driving numerous counties away.
Gendron was accused of killing 10 people at Tops Market in Buffalo (Upstate New York). Gendron was captured Saturday. The 18-year-old was hateful of black people, according to police.
The suspect shooting man in his car, livestreaming the attack on Buffalo supermarkets that killed 10 people
Following a shooting in Buffalo, TOPS supermarket was surrounded by law-enforcement officers Sunday.
On Sunday, flowers and candles were placed outside the scenes of an incident at Buffalo’s Supermarket.
On Sunday, the victims were honored at True Bethel Baptist Church of Buffalo.
Darius Pridgen was addressing the audience when someone came in and started a disturbance. Jon Harris of Buffalo News appeared to shout ‘put it down,’ tweeted. They rushed him to safety and told him, “Not today.” Pridgen stated, “Don’t harm him. Just get him the help that he requires.”
He wrote, “Before all that, Pridgen mentioned that Charles, a man who is currently singing at True Bethel today, had visited the hospital yesterday after his grandson, among others, was shot,” he tweeted.
Harris stated in another tweet that Pillen said he had been receiving calls from Piper claiming the brain of the 18-year old gunman wasn’t fully developed. Harris said that his brain is capable of writing an entire manifesto. He also noted that he was more concerned about the mental well-being of people who have lost loved ones yesterday.
Aaron Salter (pictured left), a retired Buffalo Police Department officer, was named the first victim. Gendron shot Salter while he was working in a shop security role. Salter then returned fire, killing him.
Ruth Witfield (86), the mother of Garnell Witfield, former Buffalo fire chief, was also murdered in the assassination spree
After Gendron made statements about shooting fellow students, officials at Susquehanna Val High School called in the New York State Police in June 2021.
One year later, he shot 13 people — 10 of whom were fatally — in an attack motivated by hatred towards blacks at Top Market’s Buffalo supermarket.
According to a source in government, a school official said that the troubled youth had indicated that he would like to shoot at graduation ceremonies or later.
Gendron was then referred to a psychiatrist and counselor after the investigation by police.
His classmates said that he was a strange person at times, and advocated extremist political views.
A former student said that Gendron was seen wearing a hazmat suit every day to school last week. Although she believed it was to protect him from the coronavirus and make jokes, she did not rule out that Gendron may have been making fun of her.
A classmate from high school said, “It was probably the best thing I saw him do,” but he did not want to be identified.
Gendron had other signs of a fragile mental condition.
Gendron picked an autocratic government that a classmate described as Hitler-esque during a class exercise on political class.
“His views were extreme,” the student replied. “You can choose any kind of government you want, and he selected a totalitarian.”
Payton Gendron was pictured Saturday at his arraignment, where disturbing details about his extremist views were revealed.
On Saturday, the gunman opened fire at 2.30pm. Livestreaming of the shooting was also available.
Shoppers and bystanders gathered in front of the store where the shooting occurred.
He almost hit her in the head with his car. But, she was able to ignore it and continue on with her careless driving.
She said that he was extremely into shooting games and video games.
She said, “It is so amazing to think that this could have been us,” “I’m sure he has his manifesto. But what if it was him trying to test us?”
He was mostly quiet. However, he did’smile strangely’ to talk to strangers. He didn’t have a girlfriend, she said.
Gendron was one of the four sons of Paul Gendron and Pamela Gendron. They are two state civil engineers who reside in Conklin (NY), three hours south of Buffalo. Paul was a coach for his children in their local soccer league. At least one neighbor thought he was strange. Locals claimed that his mother seemed conceited.
A classmate told me that he was from this “pristine” family. They had everything they needed, and were perfect.
Payton Gendron looks like he towers over his father, and other family members in Facebook photos.
“He was six feet one or six inches two,” his classmate told him. He was big.
It appears that the family was a close-knit suburban group who played LaserTag, Autumn Festivals, and the beach together. They also dined in local restaurants together.
Neighbors thought they were strange.
Aaron Salter from the Buffalo Police Department, as seen right, was identified as the victim in the initial tragedy. Gendron shot Salter while he was working in a shop security role. Salter then returned fire, killing him.
Ruth Witfield (86), the mother of Garnell Witfield, former Buffalo fire chief, was also murdered in the assassination spree
“To be truthful, the mother was kinda snooty,” a parent from nearby said. “Like she thought she was more important than anyone else. He seemed strange. It was like meeting someone new and instantly likable.
He was recalled by a neighbor as having brought home a Brontosaurus of human size that he built to help with a school project. His school records indicate that he was an excellent student who scored higher than 92 per cent in every class.
Gendron was spotted on Facebook taking a number of college tours. He also spent time at Broome County Community College. According to a college spokesperson, Gendron was not enrolled anymore.
Nancy Santucci, a neighbor said that they have a very nice family. They seem normal people. “I would never have thought that anyone would ever drive from their neighborhood to Buffalo to commit a racially motivated crime.”
She said, “I am just stunned.”
The Buffalo Police Department responded quickly to a shooting incident that saw 10 victims and 3 others injured.
A 180-page manifesto was posted online by the young man before the shooting. It proclaimed the paranoid views of white supremacy that whites are being replaced in America by people of colour.
The screed claims that he was radicalized by 4Chan (the same chat group that created Qanon). He claimed that Jewish conspiracies to destroy white people are behind critical race theory. This he says is why he wants to kill Jews.
He refers also to mass shootings that were carried out in furtherance of racist ideologies, such as Dylan Roof who shot nine people at a South Carolina black church and Brenton Tarrant from New Zealand, who shot 51 in a mosque.
Gendron was also an advocate of the ‘great substitute theory,’ which asserts that Democrats intentionally import illegal migrants to the US in order to win electoral dominance and drive whites to extinction.
Gendron, who was naked, covered in paper, and masked, stated to the judge Saturday night that he had understood what the charges were and that he was innocent at Saturday’s arraignment.
Only one charge of first-degree killing has been filed against him. John Flynn the Erie County District attorney stated that the judge ordered a thorough forensic examination of him and ordered him to be held without bail.
He stated that he had taken all the steps necessary to place him behind bars. That was justice. It was imperative that the first murder case be filed as soon as possible.
According to the DA they work with federal authorities for further terrorist, hate crime, and murder cases.
Gendron’s lawyer said that he intended to plead guilty but did not make any other comments. Conklin’s picture has been posted to social media.
Gendron had earlier been captured by police as he emerged from Tops Friendly Supermarket at 1275 Jefferson Avenue around 2.30pm. He was accused of shooting 13 people and 10 others, with Gendron being the only fatality.
Since then, survivors have told how they ran to the freezer of the supermarket in fear. Shonnell Harris, operations manager, told how Shonnell fled the shop in terror to safety only to be confronted by Gendron who shot down one of her victims.
According to police, 11 shots were taken by black people, while the remaining two were white. They suggested that Gendron had been walking through the supermarket in search of specific targets, but didn’t specify if this was because of the colour of their skin.
Aaron Salter Jr. is the first victim in the attack. He was a Buffalo Police Officer. After exchanging gunfire in the market with Gendron, Salter is now being called a hero.
Gendron apparently wrote down the n word on his gun before setting off Saturday’s attack at Tops Friendly Supermarket, Buffalo.
This is the suspect gunman who killed 10 people in Buffalo and injured three more at a Buffalo grocery store.
Payton traveled from Conklin (New York) to commit the crime. Payton lived in Conklin with his dad Paul (pictured not pixellated), and mother Pamela (pictured red). Both are engineers from the New York Department of Transportation.
Payton Gendron (age 18, left) holds a benign facsimile for the automatic guns he used in his 10 killing sprees at Buffalo’s supermarket.
Payton with his mother, Pamela Gendron enjoy an afternoon at the amusement park. They were described as the perfect family by neighbors.
Payton Gendron is seen left rear eating steam crabs alongside his siblings and father. He works as a New York State Civil Engineer.
Gendron streamed live the attack as he opened fire at the Tops Friendly supermarket at 1275 Jefferson Avenue around 2.30pm.
The incident was described by police as an ‘heavily-armed’ attack.
“He exited from his vehicle. He was heavily armed. He was well-equipped with tactical gear. A tactical helmet was on him. At a press conference, Joseph Gramaglia, the city police commissioner said that Gramaglia had an on-camera camera and was streaming what he was doing.
Police in riot gear protect the crime scene following 13 fatally shot shootings at Buffalo’s supermarket.
Gendron fatally shot three people in the vicinity of the shop, according to the commissioner. Salter and Gendron exchanged fire at each other in the supermarket. The commissioner stated that the shotgun bullets that hit Salter’s right arm struck him several times, but that he was not injured.
Gendron killed Salter.
An additional six victims may have also been killed inside.
Aaron Salter Jr., Salter’s child, thanked his father for stopping the madman gunman.
According to him, “Today is an amazing day.” He said, “I am pretty certain he saved lives today. He is an hero.
Twitch broadcast the murders live, but it removed the video within two minutes.
The shooting spree also claimed the lives of Ruth Whitfield (86-year old mother of Garnell W. Witfield a retired Buffalo fire commissioner)
“My mother was the perfect mom. Mother was the best mother for all motherless. We all were blessed by her. The former Commissioner said that she loved God and encouraged us all to follow his example.
Kathy Hochul, New York Governor, blasted Gendron for his ‘demented killings’ and demanded a crackdown against social media companies. She claimed that they acted as an “accomplice” by allowing mass-shooters such Gendron to glorify their crimes.
Joe Biden, President of the United States expressed condolences for the victims’ families and condemned white supremacy.
Biden expressed his sorrow for the victims’ families, ten of whom were killed senselessly, and the entire community that is still suffering from the effects of this shooting. “A hate crime motivated by racism is an abomination to our nation’s fabric. Any domestic terrorist act, even one committed under the cover of an anti-white nationalist ideology is antithetical of everything that America stands for. Hate has no place of refuge. It is our duty to do all we can to stop hate-fueled domestic terrorist acts.
John Garcia, Sheriff of Erie County, stated that this was pure evil and a hate crime motivated by racism.
Byron Brown, Buffalo mayor, stated that this was the most terrible nightmare any community could face. He also said, “We are suffering and we feel seething.” “The pain and suffering that many families feel, as well as the feelings that we all are experiencing right now, cannot be described.
He drove for hours from Conklin (a white suburb just outside of Binghamton) to get to the site of the attack.
Gramaglia stated that Buffalo police entered the store to confront the gunman.
“At this point, the suspect took the gun and put it to his throat. Buffalo police officers and two patrol officers talked to the suspect about dropping the gun. The suspect dropped the gun and took out some tactical gear. He then surrendered. The officer led him outside to get in a vehicle.
DailyMail.com captured the video of police arresting the suspect. They are trying to remove people from the scene while several bodies lay motionless on the floor.
On Saturday, the shooting was held at Tops supermarket (1275 Jefferson Avenue), Buffalo, New York. A minimum of 10 people were captured on camera
‘A shooter, it’s a mass shooter type s***,’ one of the onlookers says as police and emergency responders detain the man in the military uniform.
The onlooker comments, as he examines one of the bodies.
The police then tell the witnesses to move back as the officers take over the situation.
Erica PughMathews, a victim of the attack on the shop’s storefront, waited hours outside the police tape to see what had happened to her relatives.
“We’d like to find out the status of my aunt, who is my mother’s younger sister.” She said that she was there along with her fiancé. They separated and moved to separate aisles. The bullet missed him just barely. While he could hide in a freezer, he couldn’t get to his aunt. If she is OK, we would just like to know.
Under anonymity, officials cautioned that the investigation is still in the preliminary stages. Authorities hadn’t identified a motive yet but are investigating racial animus as a possible cause.
According to Stephen Blodgett, Special Agent in Charge at the Buffalo field office, the FBI will investigate the incident as hate crime and a case of racially motivated violence extremism. This case will be investigated by the U.S. attorney for the Western District of New York.
A heavily armed officer and a policeman are seen posing in front of the Tops Friendly supermarket, which is located in an predominantly black area just north-west of Buffalo.
About 3 miles northeast of downtown Buffalo, the supermarket is in a predominantly black area.
Anthony Coley (Justice Department spokesperson) said that Merrick Garland the U.S. attorney general was briefed regarding the shooting.
Eric County Executive Mark Polonczar stated that there has been a shooting nearby and suggested that people avoid the supermarket.
Poloncarz tweeted, “I have been informed that there is an active multiple shooting at Tops Markets Jefferson Street in Buffalo.” “Police are at the scene. You are asked to avoid the vicinity.
Kathy Hochul of New York tweeted her concern about the shootings at Buffalo’s grocery stores. It is also close to her home. According to Hochul, the state offered its assistance to local officials.
Braedynkephart and Shane Hill (both 20) pulled into the garage just as Shane Hill was leaving.
According to them, he was a white male from his early teens with a camouflaged black helmet and what seemed like a rifle.
“He stood there holding the gun to his face. It was like, “What the hell is this?” We were like, “Why does this kid own a gun?” Kephart replied.
“He fell to his knees. The police tackled him after he removed his helmet and dropped his gun.
Two rifles were carried by the gunman, as well as a Kevlar Helmet, which can be seen here. He also wore body armor, and two rifles.
Will G. was a supermarket worker in frozen milk. He said that he went out to get stock milk at the time of the shooting.
“I heard shots.” Buffalo News: “Shots, shots, shots.” “It seemed like everything was falling apart.”
He said that he had hidden in the cooler, and that many people were there to help him escape the gunfire.
‘I hid. He said, “I just hid.” He said, “I wasn’t going out of that room.”
The Associated Press reached out to the police and a spokesperson from the supermarket chain for comment but they did not respond immediately.
It is mostly residential with the Family Dollar Store and a fire station nearby.
A block of police officers was closed, surrounded by witnesses, while yellow police tape covered all the parking lots. Late Saturday afternoon, Mayor Byron Brown attended the event and was expected to address media.
This shooting occurred less than one year after the March 2021 massacre at King Soopers in Boulder that claimed 10 lives.
Investigators are not providing any details about the motives for which the suspect in the attack against the supermarket was charged.