Buffalo shooter planned attack for months and drove hours to gun down 10 in attack at supermarket

Buffalo shooter planned attack for months and drove hours to gun down 10 in attack at supermarket

Payton Gendron, 18, of Conklin, NY, pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder. He is being held without bail and faces life in prison. He is due back in court on Thursday

A teenaged gunman who allegedly murdered 10 people at a Buffalo supermarket planned the attack for months before he drove for three hours to carry out the vile ambush that was believed to be motivated by his hated of black people.

Federal agents interviewed the parents of Payton Gendron, the teenager accused of firing a barrage of 50 shots at the supermarket that killed 10 people, a law enforcement official said on Sunday.

Gendron, 18, of Conklin, NY, pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder following Saturday’s attack. He is being held without bail and faces life in prison. Gendron is due back in court on Thursday.

Gendron’s parents were cooperating with investigators, the official – who asked to remain anonymous – said.

Police say a rambling text of a 180-page manifesto that Gendron posted before going on his…

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