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White supremacist kills 10 Black shoppers at Buffalo grocery store
A white gunman attacks a Tops Friendly Markets grocery store in Buffalo, New York, on May 14, 2022, killing 10 Black people and injuring others. Investigators say the shooter selected the store because it served a predominantly Black neighborhood and posted racist writings before the attack.\n\nFederal prosecutors charge Payton Gendron with hate crimes and firearms offenses. The Justice Department says the attack was motivated by race and that the victims were targeted because they were Black.\n\nThe massacre is a major event in the modern history of white-supremacist violence because it shows how online racist ideology can become mass violence against Black communities.