Buffalo Supermarket Shooter Pleads Guilty to Racially Motivated Massacre
Buffalo Supermarket Shooter Pleads Guilty to Racially Motivated Massacre
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On November 28, the gunman who killed ten people and wounded three others at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket pleaded guilty to murder and hate crime charges.
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On November 28, the gunman who killed ten people and wounded three others at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket pleaded guilty to murder and hate crime charges.
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19-year-old Payton Gendron pleaded guilty to charges of murder, murder as a hate crime and hate-motivated domestic terrorism.
19-year-old Payton Gendron pleaded guilty to charges of murder, murder as a hate crime and hate-motivated domestic terrorism.
'Newsweek' reports that 11 of the 13 mass-shooting victims were Black.
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The victims ranged in age from 32 to 86.
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John Elmore, an attorney for the families of two victims, said that the move to plead guilty was likely an attempt to avoid the death penalty.
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John Elmore, an attorney for the families of two victims, said that the move to plead guilty was likely an attempt to avoid the death penalty.
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The main goal of any defense attorney when there's overwhelming evidence of guilt like this is to save their client's life, John Elmore, Attorney for the families of two victims, via 'Newsweek'.
And I can't help but to imagine that this plea of guilty is motivated by Gendron's desire to save his life and his attorney's desire to save his life, John Elmore, Attorney for the families of two victims, via 'Newsweek'.
And I can't help but to imagine that this plea of guilty is motivated by Gendron's desire to save his life and his attorney's desire to save his life, John Elmore, Attorney for the families of two victims, via 'Newsweek'.
Terrance Connors, another attorney representing families of victims, also suggested that Gendron and his legal team will take this approach.
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Terrance Connors, another attorney representing families of victims, also suggested that Gendron and his legal team will take this approach.
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'Newsweek' reports that Gendron also faces 27 federal charges.
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It remains unclear whether the United States Justice Department will seek the death penalty for Gendron