Ten killed in 'racially motivated' shooting at US grocery store


  • World
  • Sunday, 15 May 2022

People hug outside the scene after a shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, on Saturday. - Photo: AP

NEW YORK (AFP): A heavily armed 18-year-old man shot 10 people dead on Saturday (May 14) at a Buffalo, New York, grocery store in a "racially motivated" attack that he live-streamed on camera, say authorities.

The gunman, who was wearing body armor and a helmet, was arrested after the massacre, Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia told a news conference.

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