Grand Jury Weighs Charges Against Suspect in Buffalo Mass Shooting

Thursday, 2 June 2022 05:45

By Tami Jeanneret

18 year old accused facing multiple murder charges

A grand jury has returned a 25 count indictment against the suspect in the Tops Market mass shooting in Buffalo.

CNN is reporting, Peyton Gendron of Conklin, NY is facing 10 counts of first-degree murder, 10 counts of second-degree murder as a hate crime and three counts of attempted murder as a hate crime,

The 18 year old is also facing a charge of domestic terror and a weapons charge.

Ten people were killed and three others injured in the May shooting which police say was racially motivated, 11of the 13 victims were black.

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Grand Jury Weighs Charges Against Suspect in Buffalo Mass Shooting

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