S1 EP 147: Buffalo NY Mass Shooting.

10 people are dead and a suspect is in custody after a gunman with a rifle and body armour opened fire at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York on May 14th, believed to be one of the deadliest racist massacres in recent American history, and the deadliest mass shooting in the US in 2022.
The shooting took place at Tops Friendly Market in the 1200 block of Jefferson Avenue in the state’s second-largest city, in a predominantly Black neighbourhood that authorities believe the suspect had specifically targeted. 13 people in total were shot. Among the victims, 11 were Black.

"This was pure evil," Erie County sheriff John Garcia said in a press conference on Saturday. "It was straight up racially motivated hate crime from somebody outside of our community."
18 year old Payton Gendron of Broome County, New York, roughly 200 miles away from the shooting, was arraigned and charged with murder in the first degree on Saturday. He pleaded not guilty. He is on "suicide watch" and has been separated from other inmates while jailed, according to law enforcement.

The shooter livestreamed the massacre and allegedly posted an online "manifesto that references racist and white nationalist tropes and far-right conspiracy theories.
In remarks on Sunday afternoon, President Joe Biden called on Americans to “work together to address the hate that remains a stain on the soul of America.” He is expected to visit Buffalo on 17 May to “grieve” with the community.

I also discuss the media hypocrisy surrounding this mass shooting and the April 12th NYC subway shooting by Frank James who is a 62 year old black man. These were both shootings that were done by racist individuals. So, why can't the media label them both that? Why only the recent one? Email: [email protected]

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