The suspect who allegedly opened fire on a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, on May 14 and fatally shot 10 people while injuring three more had been detained for a mental health check last year after making a school shooting threat, according to officials.
Payton Gendron, an 18-year-old white male, surrendered to police after shooting 13 people, 11 of whom were black, in an attack that officials believe may have been planned for months.
Authorities say the young man live-streamed the incident online after driving from several counties to get to the prominently black Buffalo area. Police called the shooting at the Tops Friendly Market a “hate crime and racially motived violent extremism.”
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