Lawyers for Buffalo mass shooter Payton Gendron want a magistrate judge replaced in his federal case, saying they want their motions, if any, … ...

Payton Gendron, the white supremacist who killed 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket, may be facing the death penalty despite New York State not having capital punishment.

Gendron on May 14 drove from his Southern Tier home of Conklin after earlier scoping out the Tops as a target. He videoed the mass murder, a video that continues to be shared online.

Gendron, 19, also faces separate federal hate crime charges. His guilty plea on the state charges could potentially help avoid a death sentence in the penalty phase of any federal trial.

On May 14, 2022, Gendron, who was 18 at the time, drove his Ford Taurus 200 miles from his home in Conklin, New York, to the Tops supermarket in Buffalo, charging documents in his federal case allege.

Anger briefly turned physical at Payton Gendron’s sentencing when a man in the audience rushed at him. The man was quickly restrained; prosecutors later said he wouldn’t be charged.

Flynn said Gendron researched and targeted the location in a predominantly Black neighborhood and drove several hours from his home in Conklin, near Binghamton, to carry out the attack. "The ...

Payton Gendron arrives for a hearing at the Erie County Courthouse on May 19, 2022. Gendron pleaded guilty on November 28, 2022, to massacring shoppers at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, in May.

Payton Gendron, 19, is scheduled to appear in court Monday, according to court records. His lawyers didn't respond to phone messages or emails Thursday and prosecutors declined to comment on the ...

Gendron drove more than 200 miles (320 kilometers) from his home in Conklin to a predominantly Black part of Buffalo. There, authorities say, he fired approximately 60 shots at shoppers and workers.

Accused Tops gunman Payton Gendron is escorted into the courtroom for a felony hearing before Buffalo City Court Chief Judge Craig D. Hannah in the Erie County Courthouse on Thursday, May 19, 2022.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The white 18-year-old man accused of fatally shooting 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket was charged Wednesday by a grand jury with domestic terrorism motivated by hate and ...