Mass shooting seen as symbol of spread of white supremacist ideology From the Complete coverage: 10 killed, 3 wounded in mass shooting at Buffalo supermarket series By Jerry Zremski News Washington Bureau Chief May 14, 2022 May 14, 2022 Updated Feb 15, 2023 0 U.S. Attorney Trini Ross speak at a news conference following Saturday's mass shooting. John Hickey / Buffalo News Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Jerry Zremski News Washington Bureau Chief A racially motivated hate crime spilled the blood of 13 people, leaving 10 of them dead, in Buffalo on Saturday, authorities said.kAmQ%9:D H2D AFC6 6G:=i 2 DEC2:89E\FA C24:2==J >@E:G2E65 92E6 4C:>6 7C@> D@>63@5J @FED:56 @FC 4@>>F?:EJ[ @FED:56 @7 E96 4:EJ @7 8@@5 ?6:893@CD[Q tC:6 r@F?EJ $96C:77 y@9? v2C4:2 D2:5]k^AmkAmp?5 ?@E DFCAC:D:?8=J[ E96?[ E96 >2DD >FC56C :? qF772=@VD p7C:42?\p>6C:42? 4@>>F?:EJ kDA2?m–k^DA2?m 2?5 E96 `g\J62C\@=5 244FD65 @7 4@>>:EE:?8 :E kDA2?m–k^DA2?m BF:4<=J 42>6 E@ 36 D66? 2D D@>6E9:?8 6G6? =2C86C E92? 2? F?AC64656?E65 qF772=@ EC2865J] %96J 42>6 E@ 36 D66? 3J E9@D6 H9@ DEF5J H9:E6 DFAC6>24J 2D DJ>3@=D @7 2 8C@H:?8 C24:DE :56@=@8J E92E 6IA=@56D :? 8F?7:C6 :? 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'Pure evil': Racial motives cited in mass shooting that killed 10 at Buffalo supermarket U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland said the Justice Department "is investigating this matter as a hate crime and an act of racially-moti…
Buffalo council president after mass shooting: 'If you're silent right now, you're not a friend of mine' "This is not the time to tear up our own community, because our community did not do this," True Bethel Bishop and Buffalo Common Council Pres…
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Mass shooting in Buffalo: What we know Here's what we know and what we do not know about the mass shooting at the Tops supermarket on Jefferson Avenue in Buffalo.
Gunman posted live video of Buffalo mass shooting on social media Still images and video clips purportedly showing portions of the shooting had circulated on social media in the hours after the horrific mass …
Police investigating Buffalo mass shooting as 'racially motivated violent extremism' "This is pure evil, a racially motivated hate crime," said John Garcia, the Erie County Sheriff, citing certain pieces of evidence that he cho…
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