Buffalo Supermarket Shooter Pleads Guilty

November 28, 2022 12:41 pm

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) – The white gunman who massacred 10 Black shoppers and workers at a Buffalo supermarket has pleaded guilty to murder and hate-motivated terrorism charges. Payton Gendron entered the plea Monday in an Erie County courtroom. The charges carry an automatic sentence of life in prison without parole. The 19-year-old used a legally-purchased semiautomatic rifle to gun down victims at the Tops Friendly Market in May. He said in writings posted online that his goal was to terrify Black people and preserve white power. His own lawyer said Monday’s plea “represents a condemnation of the racist ideology that fueled his horrific actions.” Gendron has pleaded not guilty to separate federal hate crime charges that could carry the death penalty.