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‘Multiple people’ shot at Buffalo, New York, supermarket; suspect in custody
Particulars on the variety of folks shot on the Tops Pleasant Market and their situations weren’t instantly obtainable.
Police officers and a spokesperson for the grocery store chain didn’t instantly reply to messages from The Related Press looking for remark.
Police closed off the block, lined by spectators, and yellow police taped surrounded the complete car parking zone. Mayor Byron Brown was on the scene late Saturday afternoon and anticipated to handle the media.
BREAKING: BPD on scene of a mass capturing on the Tops within the 1200 block of Jefferson Avenue. Police say a number of folks have been struck by gunfire. The shooter is in custody. Motorists and residents are urged to keep away from the world.
— Buffalo Police Dept (@BPDAlerts) May 14, 2022
Gov. Kathy Hochul tweeted that she was “intently monitoring the capturing at a grocery retailer in Buffalo,” her hometown. She stated state officers have supplied assist to native authorities.
The Erie County Sheriff’s Workplace stated on social media that it ordered all obtainable personnel to help Buffalo police.
The capturing got here little greater than a 12 months after a March 2021 assault at a King Soopers grocery in Boulder, Colorado, that killed 10 folks. Investigators haven’t launched any details about why they consider the person charged in that assault focused the grocery store.
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