18-year Old Gunman Opens Fire in a Supermarket

The gunman initially shot four people outside the store and inside the store, a police officer fired multiple shots at the gunman and managed to successfully shoot him, but the gunman’s bulletproof vest saved him from getting hurt. The gunman then shot the security guard and killed him.

The killer is caught on camera shooting several innocent people inside the supermarket. There were 11 victims who were Black and two were white.

“This is the worst nightmare that any community can face, and we are hurting and we are seething right now. The depth of pain that families are feeling and that all of us are feeling right now cannot even be explained.”

The Mayor of Buffalo, Byron Brown

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Later when the Buffalo police entered the store to confront the gunman, the suspect put the gun to his own neck. The police officers talked the gunman into dropping the gun. They then approached him and removed his tactical gear and he surrendered at that point.

The gunman was identified as Payton Gendron from Conklin, New York state. The officials were not allowed to speak publicly on the matter.

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