BUFFALO, NY–– Nationally renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump and attorneys Terry Connors and Fu Zimmermann, who represent several of the victims and families, issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Justice’s decision that it will pursue the death penalty against the mass shooting gunman who carried out the Buffalo grocery store massacre on May 14, 2022.
The mass shooting occurred at a Tops Friendly Markets supermarket in Buffalo, New York. The supermarket was located in the predominantly Black East Side neighborhood. The gunman, 18-year-old Payton Gendron, livestreamed the attack as he killed ten and injured three. Eleven of the victims were Black and two were white.
Attorneys for the families issued the following statement:
“Today’s decision by the Department of Justice provides a pathway to both relief and a measure of closure for the victims and their families. They have been pleading for full justice for nearly two years, and today they are one step closer. We thank the DOJ for its diligence and for fighting for those whose lives were so tragically affected by this atrocity. We ask that you continue to keep the victims, their families, and the entire Buffalo community in your prayers as they continue to grieve and pursue full justice for those who were stolen from them.”
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