lord and kids, and grandchildren. 77 year old, purely young, she was a missionary who loved singing and dancing. she was an alabama native who moved to new york as an adult. after 25 years, she had a food pantry. she enjoyed time in the classroom as a substitute teacher. today, a large crowd gathered outside the grocery store for a prayer vigil and community members are calling for an end to this hate. in the meantime, the fbi is working to confirm the authenticity of a racist manifesto. the details of the manifesto outlined a racist ideology known as the great replacement theory. it s rooted in the belief that white americans are being replaced by nonwhite people through immigration and interracial marriage. the great replacement theory was also cited as a motive in other mass shootings. the targeting of latinos, specifically mexicans and mexican americans, at an el paso walmart shooting at synagogues in pennsylvania and california. christmas placement theory also picked u
toward securing a conviction for the individual. our detectives, agents, deputies, everybody standing before you, will work this tirelessly for as long as it needs to go, and it s done by a person, again, who does not live in our community who brought this kind of hate to our very close knit buffalo community. we will not tolerate this. we will stand tall against it and rebound against it and show how strong we are and all the members of our police department, the fbi, the state police will continue to fight hate on a daily basis. police say not only was the suspected gunman heavily arm but also wore tactical gear as he live streamed the shooting before surrendering. one witness described what he saw. it took the police about two minutes. a minute and thirty-seconds, actually. that was pretty much it. it took them about two minutes. they got here and they stood and watched him. i thought they were going to shoot him, but they didn t shoot him, but yeah. like i said, he go
that horrific shooting in buffalo, new york, and now we have church shooting here in california. it s unclear exactly how many victims there are. we re waiting for official numbers or the extent of the injuries of these victims. we re told one person has been detained, one suspect is in custody and that a weapon that may have been involved has been recovered. there is a heavy law enforcement presence at the scene. a source out of orange county tells me that this happened at the geneva presbyterian church in laguna woods. you can see the picture of that church of there. my colleague, bill melugin, you know, sent a relative out there to help get this video. you can see that picture there, you have the fire trucks, the officers. obviously, this is going to be an extensive investigation. now again, this happened in laguna woods. that that city is home to a large retirement community. you have a lot of older people who live in this area. the orange county very s office sheriff s
the assault a racially motivated act of white supremacy, describing the suspect as a hate filled soul. we re learning tonight about the victims. 32 to 86 years old including the beloved security guard, a retired police lieutenant working security at the store, confronting the gunman, shooting him, but the gunman had body armor and police say the suspect then killed that guard. stephanie ramos on the scene tonight. inside the moments of terror we re now hearing from some of the survivors who were inside the grocery store when the gunshots began. they could hear the shots getting closer. one mother telling me she was shopping with a family member. she ran to find a back exit, he ran to a meat freezer where he hid. our interview right here tonight. the hate crime investigation now under way tonight, sources telling abc news racial slurs and the names of previous mass shooters were written on his gun. and his prior history with police. accused of threatening behavior before a
numerous bodies and bullets and everything. utterly chilling. that s tragedy released on a predominantly black community in buffalo, new york. at this hour, vigils and minerals are taking place around the city to mourn ten people killed by a lone gunman. who they say subscribe to a white supremacist ideology. let s go right now to nbc s jesse courage, she is on the scene there in buffalo. joining us right now. jesse, houston is that community? less than 24 hours after this initial attack, folks go grocery shopping on a saturday afternoon. ten of them do not make it home. yes alex. i think there is a question of how this alleged makes its way into this community, this country. this is become a place of memorial. you have flowers here, candles. this memorial has grown throughout the day. i saw somebody put an american flag there earlier. i ve seen people staring at the supermarket just behind where i am right now, there are still crowds milling about here. i want to show