DOJ to seek death penalty against white supremacist who killed 10 people at Buffalo Tops

The Justice Department plans to seek the death penalty for the white gunman who killed 10 people and injured three in a racist shooting at a Buffalo, New York, grocery store.

The Justice Department plans to seek the death penalty for the white gunman who killed 10 people and injured three in a racist shooting at a Buffalo, New York, grocery store.

In a court filing Friday, the DOJ listed several reasons it believes the death penalty is warranted, including the impact the May 14, 2022, shooting had on the victims and survivors. It also stated that the shooter, Payton Gendron, intentionally killed Roberta Drury, Pearl Young, Heyward Patterson, Ruth Whitfield, Celestine Chaney, Aaron Salter, Jr., Andre Mackniel, Margus Morrison, Katherine Massey, and Geraldine Talley at Tops Friendly Markets.

Gendron was indicted in 2022 on 27 federal counts, including murder, discharging a firearm and hate crimes.

This move by the DOJ is a first for President Joe Biden’s administration.

Mark Talley, the son of Geraldine Talley, said he understands the decision but would have "preferred he spend the rest of his life in prison suffering every day."

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/doj-seek-death-penalty-buffalo-tops-shooter-rcna133698

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