Payton Gendron, who is accused of carrying out a racially motivated, 2022 mass shooting at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York, could be facing the death penalty. This development presents a significant moment under President Joe Biden’s administration, which has refrained from seeking capital punishment.
The Justice Department indicated that it plans to seek the death penalty for the accused shooter and outlined the reasons for this decision on Friday.
The Justice Department said Friday in a court filing it will seek the death penalty for Payton Gendron, the then-19-year-old who killed 10 people in a racially motivated shooting at a Tops Supermarket in Buffalo, New York, in May 2022.
“United States believes the circumstances in Counts 11-20 of the Indictment are such that, in the event of a conviction, a sentence of death is justified,” the filing said.
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