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For: EFE Updated 15 May 2022, 15: 21 pm EDT
The flags hoisted on public buildings in New York will fly at half-staff this Monday, in honor of the ten people killed and the three who were injured in the massacre that occurred on Saturday in the New York city of Buffalo.
“The violence we are witnessing at the hands of this white supremacist is disgusting, unacceptable and must stop here”, Governor Kathy Hochul said in a brief statement saying that the flags will remain flown at half-staff until the deceased are buried.
My administration will ensure the victims and all those impacted by this weekend’s act of terror receive the support they need.
We will always be there to support the Buffalo community.
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—Governor Kathy Hochul (@GovKathyHochul) May 16, 2022
The shooting, perpetrated by a young white man from 18 years identified as Payton S. Gendron, is being investigated as a racist and terrorist attack, after it was found a manifesto in which he apparently claimed that he wanted to kill “all blacks” and, therefore, had decided to perpetrate the massacre in a majority inhabited area mented by citizens of the African-American community.
Of the 13 victims, eleven were black.
“An attack against one of us is an attack against all of us. We must confront white supremacy,” Hochul added.
Gendron, who turned himself in after the shooting, which he broadcast live through a camera attached to the military helmet he wore, is scheduled to appear before a judge next Tuesday.
According to Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia, Gendron made a “widespread threat” in June of last year when he was in high school for which his teachers reported to the police.
Gramaglia, who did not go into details, added that it was not “a specific threat directed towards a specific place or person.”
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