![]() The suspect fatally shot the security officer and continued going through the supermarket, working toward the front of the store, where he encountered Buffalo police officers. He then walked into the market and began shooting at customers in the store, Gramaglia said.Ī supermarket security guard, a retired Buffalo Police officer, “fired multiple shots at the suspect,” but the suspect’s tactical gear protected him from the officer’s shots, Gramaglia said. Three of those individuals died and one survived, Gramaglia said. The suspect then shot four people in the store’s parking lot, Gramaglia said. In the video, store patrons can be seen walking through the parking lot as the suspect drives up. The shooter, who is seen in the rearview mirror wearing a helmet is heard saying, “Just got to go for it” before he pulls into the front of the store. Live updates: Mass shooting at Buffalo supermarketĬNN has obtained a portion of the livestream taken from the point of view of the shooter as he’s driving into the supermarket’s parking lot. Investigators are reviewing a purported manifesto posted online in connection with the mass shooting, two federal law enforcement officials told CNN. The suspect drove to Buffalo to the Tops market heavily armed, wearing tactical gear, and had a camera where he was livestreaming what he was doing, said Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia. The Tops supermarket targeted in Saturday's attack is located near the areas of Masten Park and Kingsley in the heart of Buffalo's Black community. The FBI is assisting in the investigation, Stephen Belongia, special agent in charge of the FBI Buffalo field office, said at the news conference. “The Justice Department is committed to conducting a thorough and expeditious investigation into this shooting and to seeking justice for these innocent victims,” the statement said. The US Department of Justice is investigating the mass shooting “as a hate crime and an act of racially-motivated violent extremism,” according to a statement from US Attorney General Merrick Garland. Saturday’s massacre in Buffalo is the latest high-profile mass shooting in which authorities have said the suspect was motivated by hate, including attacks at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston and the Pulse nightclub in Orlando. ![]() ![]() Mark Mulville/APĪuthorities say the suspected Buffalo supermarket shooter traveled from hours away. Police secure the area around a supermarket where several people were killed in a shooting, Saturday, in Buffalo, N.Y.
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