army style. bent over just shooting at people and i saw three people laying down. officials say that peyton gendron, a white 18-year-old man was wearing body armor and military-style clothing when he pulled up yesterday at the top s friendly market, and began shooting. he picked that spot specifically for its demographics, according to officials. they say he drove more than 200 mile ace way to carry out the attack in an area that had a significant black population. he was very heavily armed. he had tactical gear. he had a tactical helmet on. he had a camera live streaming what he was doing. the suspect was immediately arraigned on first-degree murder charges and more charges are expected to follow. federal agencies are now investigating the shooting as a potential hate crime and a case of racially motivated domestic terrorism. they are reviewing a 180-page manifesto, reportedly written by the shooter, where he describes his perceptions about the dwindling size about t
then i saw three people laying down. officials say that peyton gendrin, a white 18-year-old was wearing body armor and military-style clothing when he pulled up yesterday at the top s friendly market and started shooting. he picked that spot specifically for its demographics. officials say he drove for more than 200 miles to carry out that attack in an area with a significant black population. this is a community where people love each other. the shooter was not from this community. in fact, the shooter traveled hours from outside this community to perpetrate this crime on the people of buffalo. a day, when people were enjoying the sunshine, enjoying family, enjoying friends. all manner of happy activities. people in a supermarket shopping, and bullets raining down on them. people s lives being stuff snuffed out in an instant for no reason. i have to say that this particular top supermarket is near and dear to my heart. it s one that i worked years ago, to help bring to
nation. plus, breaking this morning, finland s president is confirming that the country intends to apply for nato membership. as russian forces withdraw from around kharkiv after bombing the city for weeks. all of that and more is coming up on the show. and a good but somber sunday morning to you. i am katie fang. the most simple of everyday activities, going grocery shopping, turned deadly yesterday after a gunman opened fire today some rocket on the saturday afternoon in the predominantly black neighborhood in buffalo, new york. killing ten people and leaving three wounded. 11 of the 13 shot were black. the suspect and 18-year-old white male is in custody. and he has pleaded not guilty. this morning we are learning more about in the parent manifesto he allegedly left behind. more on that in a moment. let s make no mistake here. this was an act of white supremacy and racism. that is what long forsman is calling. it is the latest high-profile mass shooting targeting minority
neighborhood in buffalo, new york. according to officials. the government has been arraigned on first degree murder and is being held without bail. his next court appearance is scheduled for thursday. a senior law enforcement official told reporters that the parents of the suspect are distraught and are cooperating, and they say the suspect recently purchased weapons used. which included a semiautomatic rifle, a hunting rifle and a shotgun. 11 of the victims are black, into our white, according to officials. investigators say the gunman livestreamed the massacre on social media service twitch and that he was motivated by racial hate. this was pure evil. straight-up racially motivated hate crime, from somebody outside of our community, outside of the city of good neighbors, as the mayor said, coming into our community and trying to inflict that evil upon us. a racist alleged manifesto was posted a line under the suspect s name on thursday night. sources tell nbc news that
racially motivated mass shooting in buffalo, new york. another hour of velshi starts right now. velshi start right now. good morning, it s sunday may 15th, i am maria teresa kumar in four ali velshi. we begin with the latest on the deadly mass shooting in upstate new york. at least ten people are dead three more wounded after a white 18 year old gunman, dressed in military style tactical gear, opened fire at a supermarket in a predominantly black neighborhood in buffalo new york, according to officials. the gunman has been arraigned on one count of first degree murder and is being held without bail. his next court appearance is scheduled for thursday. a senior law enforcement official told reporters that the parents of the suspect are distraught and are cooperating. and they say the suspect recently legally purchased the weapons used, which included a semiautomatic rifle, a hunting rifle and a shotgun. 11 of the victims are black and to our white, according to the officials