opened fire at around 2:30 p.m. local time on Saturday outside Tops Friendly Market. It’s a supermarket in a predominantly Black neighborhood of Buffalo, New York.
The gunman streamed the shooting to a small audience on Twitch for several minutes before the platform cut off his feed.According to police, the gunman began shooting in the parking lot and then moved inside the store.
Security guard Aaron Salter fired multiple shots, but none penetrated the gunman’s armor. The gunman killed Salter, who was Black, and then stalked through the aisles, shooting shoppers.RELATED: Buffalo mass shooting: Alleged shooter targeted Black neighborhood, officials sayWhen police confronted the gunman in the store’s vestibule, he put his rifle to his own neck but surrendered and dropped the gun with coaxing from the officers.BUFFALO, NY - MAY 14: Buffalo Police on scene at a Tops Friendly Market on May 14, 2022 in Buffalo, New York.
According to reports, at least 10 people were killed after a mass shooting at the store with the shooter in police custody. (Photo by John N Police have identified the gunman as Payton Gendron, of Conklin, New York.