Tag: New York

Republicans Seek Return of Capital Punishment, Hochul Wants Social Media Scrutiny in Response to Buffalo Mass Shooting

The New York gubernatorial candidates’ responses to the Buffalo mass shooting show divided approaches and agendas. Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) and Andrew Giuliani, both Republican candidates for governor, called for a return of capital punishment in New York, while Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, called for more scrutiny on social media platforms. Zeldin suggested reactivating…


Republicans, Democrats Show Divided Responses to Buffalo Mass Shooting

The New York gubernatorial candidates’ responses to the Buffalo mass shooting show divided approaches and agendas. Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) and Andrew Giuliani, both Republican candidates for governor, called for a return of capital punishment in New York, while Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, called for more scrutiny on social media platforms. Zeldin suggested reactivating…


Buffalo Shooting Suspect Detained for Mental Health Check Last Year After Making Threat to School: Officials

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…


Buffalo Supermarket Shooting Suspect Was Questioned After Threat Last Year

BUFFALO, N.Y.—A teenager who allegedly killed 10 people in a shooting at a western New York grocery store had been taken into custody last year and given a mental health evaluation after making a threat at his high school, authorities said. New details, including the previous threat, emerged on Sunday that provided a fuller portrait…


Supermarket Shooter’s Alleged Manifesto Says He Chose Buffalo, NY Because of Strict Gun Control Laws

The suspect who allegedly shot and killed 10 people and injured three more at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket on Saturday may have planned the attack for months, officials said Sunday, while a manifesto that was apparently written by the man said he chose Buffalo because of the state’s stringent gun laws and used an…


Supermarket Shooter’s Alleged Manifesto Says He Chose Buffalo Because of Strict Gun Control Laws

The suspect who allegedly shot and killed 10 people and injured three more at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket on May 14 may have planned the attack for months, officials said on May 15, while a manifesto that was apparently written by the man stated that he chose Buffalo because of the state’s stringent gun…


Supermarket Shooting Suspect’s Alleged Manifesto Says He Chose Buffalo Because of Strict Gun Control Laws

The suspect who allegedly shot and killed 10 people and injured three more at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket on May 14 may have planned the attack for months, officials said on May 15, while a manifesto that was apparently written by the man stated that he chose Buffalo because of the state’s stringent gun…


Police Respond to ‘Mass Shooting’ at Upstate NY Supermarket, Suspect in Custody

Buffalo police were on the scene of a “mass shooting” at a supermarket on Saturday and a suspect was in custody, the Buffalo Police Department said on Twitter. The department said multiple people had been shot, but did not specify how many or the extent of their injuries. New York Governor Kathy Hochul said on…


Multiple People Shot at ‘Mass Shooting’ at Upstate NY Supermarket, Suspect in Custody

Buffalo police were on the scene of a “mass shooting” at a supermarket on Saturday and a suspect was in custody, the Buffalo Police Department said on Twitter. The department said multiple people had been shot, but did not specify how many or the extent of their injuries. New York Governor Kathy Hochul said on…


At Least 10 Dead in ‘Mass Shooting’ at Upstate NY Supermarket, Suspect in Custody

At least 10 people were killed, 13 people were shot in a “mass shooting” at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, on Saturday and a suspect was in custody, the Buffalo Police said. Authorities called the shooting at the the Tops Friendly Market a “hate crime and racially motived violent extremism.” Buffalo police commissioner Joseph Gramaglia…