Buffalo Shooter Indicted for Hate Crimes as Supermarket Reopens Today

Members of the community gathered to join in prayer and remember the lives lost before the supermarket re-opened its doors.

New charges have been announced for the man accused of a deadly massacre inside a supermarket in Buffalo, New York. A federal grand jury returned a 27 count indictment charging accused shooter, 19-year-old Peyton Gendron with federal hate and firearms crimes. Gendron is accused of shooting and killing 10 people, all who were African American and injuring three others inside the Tops Friendly Market on May 14th. The indictment alleges Gendron violated the Shepherd-Byrd Act by willfully “causing the death of the victims because of their actual and perceived race and color”. Members of the community gathered to join in prayer and remember the lives lost before the supermarket re-opened its doors today after being closed for two months. More than 75 percent of the people who worked there decided to go back. The president of the store chain calls it a testament “to their resiliency.” The store has been completely renovated and there are new safety and security measures, along with a memorial for the shooting victims.