At the very least 10 useless in mass taking pictures at Buffalo, New York, grocery store in alleged hate crime

Not less than 10 persons are dead and one other three wounded after a mass shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, that authorities stated was a "racially motivated hate crime."

An 18-year-old white, male suspect is in custody, police mentioned. The shooter live-streamed the attack on social media, authorities stated.

The gunman, sporting navy fatigues, body armor and a tactical helmet, shot four people in the parking zone of a Tops grocery store around 2:30 p.m., three fatally. He proceeded inside the shop the place he was confronted by a retired Buffalo police officer working security, police mentioned.

The guard shot and struck the suspect, however with out impact because of the body armor, police mentioned.

The gunman then proceeded to shoot nine extra people inside the shop, police stated. He threatened to shoot himself before dropping his gun and surrendering to police, authorities stated.

Law enforcement officials safe the scene after a capturing at TOPS supermarket in Buffalo, N.Y., Might 14, 2022.

Among the 13 victims shot, 11 have been African American and two had been white, authorities stated.

4 of the capturing victims have been store employees, whereas the rest were customers, authorities stated. The Buffalo police officer working safety was among those killed, in response to a regulation enforcement official.

Three victims suffered non-life-threatening gunshot wounds, authorities said.

The scene is not energetic and no other suspects are outstanding, a legislation enforcement official stated.

A crowd gathers as police investigate after a taking pictures at a grocery store, Might 14, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y. Multiple people had been shot at the Tops Pleasant Market.

The gun was legally obtained however modified with unlawful magazines, according to Gov. Kathy Hochul.

"There isn't a depth to the outrage I am feeling right now," she said throughout a briefing Saturday.

The suspect -- identified as Payton Gendron of Conklin, New York -- was arraigned on one depend of first-degree homicide and ordered held with out bail Saturday evening, based on Erie County District Attorney John Flynn. His office is also investigating terrorism fees, he mentioned.

The suspect traveled from a New York county a number of hours away to the Buffalo retailer, authorities stated.

"That is the worst nightmare any community can face," Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown mentioned at a press briefing Saturday.

The FBI is individually investigating the attack as a hate crime and as racially motivated violent extremism.

Early indications are the shooter could have possessed extremist beliefs cultivated online, law enforcement sources advised ABC Information.

Investigators are looking at a number of on-line postings that could be related to the shooter that embody reward for South Carolina church shooter Dylann Roof and the New Zealand mosque shooter Brenton Tarrant, based on the sources.

"This was pure evil," Erie County Sheriff John Garcia told reporters. "It was a straight-up racially motivated hate crime from any person outside of our group...coming into our group and making an attempt to inflict evil upon us."

Flynn mentioned there are pieces of evidence that "point out some racial animosity," but wouldn't elaborate extra at this point in the investigation.

Hochul said she has directed the New York State Police's Hate Crimes Job Drive to help within the investigation.

The suspect in the Buffalo supermarket shooting, middle in a white face mask, attends his arraignment, Could 14, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y.

A home related to the suspect in Conklin, a city near Binghamton in Broome County, was being searched by the FBI and New York State Police Saturday evening, in keeping with regulation enforcement officials and eyewitnesses. Hochul confirmed during a information briefing that a residence in Broome County was being searched Saturday.

A man is detained following a mass shooting in the parking zone of TOPS supermarket, in a still picture from social media video in Buffalo, N.Y., Could 14, 2022.

Authorities didn't specify which social media platform the suspect used to allegedly livestream the capturing. But following the assault, the online game reside streaming platform Twitch mentioned it had indefinitely suspended a person over the taking pictures in Buffalo.

"Twitch has a zero-tolerance coverage against violence of any variety and works swiftly to reply to all incidents," a Twitch spokesperson mentioned in an announcement. "The user has been indefinitely suspended from our service, and we are taking all appropriate action, together with monitoring for any accounts rebroadcasting this content."

The corporate mentioned it removed the stream within two minutes of the violence beginning and is monitoring Twitch for any restreams of the content material or related content material.

Erie County Govt Mark Poloncarz also tweeted Saturday afternoon that he had been “advised of an energetic a number of capturing occasion" on the supermarket.

"A horrible day in the historical past [of] our group," Poloncarz stated in a press release. "Like too many communities in our nation, we've been impacted by the horror [of] a mass taking pictures. My thoughts are concerning the deceased and with their households at this terrible time."

President Joe Biden has been briefed on the taking pictures, his press secretary said.

"He will proceed to obtain updates all through the night and tomorrow as additional info develops," White Home press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement. "The President and the First Girl are praying for those who have been lost and for his or her loved ones."

A crowd gathers as police investigate after a taking pictures at a grocery store, Could 14, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y. A number of individuals have been shot at the Tops Friendly Market.

Legal professional Basic Merrick Garland was additionally made aware of the incident.

“The Justice Division is investigating this matter as a hate crime and an act of racially-motivated violent extremism. The Justice Department is dedicated to conducting a radical and expeditious investigation into this capturing and to in search of justice for these harmless victims," the assertion read.

Tops Friendly Markets stated in a press release it was "shocked and saddened" by the capturing and offered condolences to the victims and their households.

"We respect the short response of native legislation enforcement and are offering all obtainable resources to help authorities within the ongoing investigation," the Amherst, New York-based supermarket chain stated.

People hug outdoors the scene after a taking pictures at a supermarket, Could 14, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y.

NAACP President Derrick Johnson known as the organization was "shattered" and "extraordinarily angered" by the incident.

"This is absolutely devastating. Our hearts are with the neighborhood and all who have been impacted by this terrible tragedy," Johnson mentioned. "Hate and racism don't have any place in America."

ABC Information' Matt Foster and Luke Barr contributed to this report.

It is a developing story. Please examine back for updates.