but first we want to start with the breaking news out of buffalo new york. law enforcement sources say at least seven people have been killed in a mass shooting at supermarket tops. police say the shooter in the incident is in custody, into rifles have been recovered from the scene. including one with a racist term etched onto the weapon. police are investigating whether the suspect was motivated by white supremacist ideology, and may have livestreamed the incident. let s go now to my and msnbc, kylie richard louis with the latest information. yeah we are getting a lot of different occasions right now. this is common at this stage. we are about two and a half hours into this incident. in buffalo new york as you described we have a tops supermarket where this incident happened. and from what you described and what we are learning, yes the suspect from what we are hearing right now, walking and wearing a military style gear. we don t know whether that is pants, whether it s a
it is also discussed mystic violent extremism. i m in touch with the highest levels of the department of justice. resources will be put behind this investigation. whatever we need we will not stop until justice is brought to this community, those families, and the victims of this horrific crime. i can assure you that as the united states attorney i will bring whatever resources we need to this community to make sure that justice is done. this should have never happen to anyone in any community. it surely shouldn t happen on a beautiful saturday when people are just shopping and going through normal life events. we will ensure that the perpetrator of this victim is given justice and justice will be done for this community. let me first start off by saying thank you. thank you to all my partners in law enforcement here, from the federal state, local level, the amount of work that has been done so far has been extraordinary. the amount of information that has been gathered so
Piece of evidence is analyzed, and until we understand how and why this horrible tragedy and crime occurred. our thoughts and our prayers are with the family and the victims who died today. i m truly ross, the united states attorney for the western district of new york. i want to start by saying, my thoughts and heartfelt prayers go to the family, the victims, in the community that had to suffer this great unnecessary tragedy today. we are working with our state, federal, and local law enforcement partners, as you have already heard from, to ensure that justice is brought to this community, to those victims, to their families. the united states attorney s office will be investigating this case along with airline forsman partners as a hate crime.