What we know so far about the Buffalo mass shooting
10 people are dead after an 18-year-old white man allegedly carried out an attack at a supermarket in a majority Black district.
by Emma Bowman
May 15, 2022
3 minutes
A white, 18-year-old gunman allegedly carried out a racist attack at a supermarket in Buffalo, N.Y., on Saturday, killing 10 people and injuring three others, according to authorities. Almost all of the victims were Black. The suspect, who livestreamed the mass shooting, is believed to be the author of a screed posted online detailing his white supremacist ideologies and his plan to target a Black community in New York.
Here's what else we know.
The shooter faces life in prison
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