D.O.J. Seeks Death Penalty for Buffalo Mass Shooter Accused of Killing 10, Injuring 3
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Department of Justice confirmed on Friday that they will seek the death penalty against Payton Gendron, the perpetrator of a mass shooting at a Tops supermarket in Buffalo in May 2022. Gendron’s attack resulted in the death of 10 individuals and the injury of three others, and the Department of Justice believes that a sentence of death is justified in the event of a conviction. The statutory threshold factors and aggravating …