The man, who was accused of killing 10 Black people in June, was charged on 25 counts, including murder, domestic terrorism and hate crimes. Source: New York Times
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Buffalo Shooting Suspect Expected to Plead Guilty in Massacre
By Gotham Rex on November 17, 2022
The accused gunman in a racist massacre at a Buffalo supermarket earlier this year has agreed to plead guilty in the deaths of 10 people. Source: New York Times
NY Attorney General Seeks to Criminalize the Spread of Violent Videos
By Gotham Rex on October 18, 2022
Following the mass shooting this year in Buffalo, Gov. Kathy Hochul and Attorney General Letitia James are urging legislators to punish those who make and distribute videos of extreme violence. Source: New York Times
Man Charged With Threatening Racist Violence Against Buffalo Supermarket
By Gotham Rex on July 22, 2022
The arrest of the man, in Washington State, came a week after the reopening of a different Buffalo grocery store where a gunman killed 10 Black people in May. Source: New York Times
Buffalo Shooting Suspect Charged With Federal Hate Crimes
By Gotham Rex on June 15, 2022
The Justice Department has charged the suspect with 26 counts of hate crimes and weapons violations. Some charges could carry the death penalty. Source: New York Times
Buffalo Massacre Suspect Arraigned on Murder and Hate Crime Charges
By Gotham Rex on June 2, 2022
The man is also the first to face charges under a new state law against terrorism motivated by hate, prosecutors said. Source: New York Times
Buffalo Shooting Suspect to Face Murder and Terrorism Charges
By Gotham Rex on June 1, 2022
A 25-count indictment includes both first-degree murder charges and second-degree murder charges as hate crimes, as well as a single count of domestic terrorism. Source: New York Times
Broome County Contends With the Roots of a Racist Massacre
By Gotham Rex on May 22, 2022
After a man from Conklin, N.Y., was charged with a mass killing at a Buffalo grocery store, the community where he grew up has been forced to wrestle with hard questions. Source: New York Times
Buffalo Massacre Suspect Appears in Court and Will Be Held Without Bail
By Gotham Rex on May 19, 2022
The closely watched case against the man accused of carrying out a racist attack at a Tops supermarket over the weekend will proceed to a grand jury. Source: New York Times
Livestreams of Mass Shootings: From Buffalo to New Zealand
By Gotham Rex on May 19, 2022
Dozens of recordings of a 2019 massacre in Christchurch, New Zealand, remain online, in a sobering reminder of the internet’s permanence. Source: New York Times
Hochul Vows to Crack Down on Extremist Acts of Violence in New York
By Gotham Rex on May 18, 2022
Gov. Kathy Hochul issued orders to strengthen the state’s “red-flag” law and create new units to target violent extremism online, following the Buffalo shooting that left 10 dead. Source: New York Times
Before the Buffalo Shooting Began, Suspect Invited Others to Review Plans on Discord.
By Gotham Rex on May 17, 2022
The man accused of killing 10 people at a Buffalo supermarket permitted a small group to join his private chatroom about 30 minutes before the massacre. Source: New York Times
Buffalo Suspect Recorded His Preparation in Discord Chat Log
By Gotham Rex on May 16, 2022
The messages posted on Discord lay out in excruciating detail the racist and violent ideology that drove the young man who now stands accused of the massacre at a grocery store in Buffalo. Source: New York Times
Before the Massacre, Erratic Behavior and a Chilling Threat
By Gotham Rex on May 15, 2022
The man accused of killing 10 people at a Buffalo supermarket was sent for a psychiatric evaluation when he was still in high school but soon fell off investigators’ radar. Source: New York Times