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“He was not on the radar of the state police or the FBI,” said the commissioner of
Authorities gave an update on the progress of the investigation into the shooting at a Buffalo supermarket on Saturday that left 10 people dead and three injured.
The police insisted that the crime is being investigated as a racist attack, since apparently 18-year-old Payton S. Gendron would have published messages of hate and against the black community.
Of the 13 victims, 11 are black people.
Gendron remains under police custody and suicide watch by the authorities since before being captured he put the rifle he used against the community around his neck.
According to the uniformed officer, he had been in Buffalo since the day before, reconnoitering the area.
The FBI offered a telephone line to give more information to the relatives of the victims.
They added that the police responded in less than two minutes.
People march to the scene of the shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, on Sunday, May 15, 2022. Matt Rourke / AP
The shooter in the Buffalo shooting was on authorities' radar but they determined he was not a threat.
In an event at the White House, the president, Joe Biden, assured that the tragedy is "a stain on the soul of the United States."
he added that "the hearts of the nation are filled with regret once again. But our determination must never, never fail."