Buffalo Supermarket Shooter Can Face Death Penalty, Feds Say
The white supremacist who fatally shot 10 people at a Buffalo supermarket could be sentenced to death for the 2022 racially motivated shooting, federal prosecutors said Friday.
Payton Gendron, 20, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole last February after pleading guilty to state charges in connection with the May 14, 2022, mass shooting at Tops Friendly Markets.
He is still facing federal charges for the grisly rampage, in which three people survived. Defense lawyers for Gendron have previously noted that he would consider pleading guilty to the federal charges to take the death penalty off the table.