Judge denies motion to dismiss hate crime count against Tops mass shooter

Judge denies motion to dismiss hate crime count against Tops mass shooter

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A federal judge on Monday denied a motion to dismiss one of the hate crime counts the Tops mass shooter is facing. Payton Gendron's attorneys previously filed a motion to dismiss the charge tied to the people who were at the Tops on Jefferson Avenue during the racist attack on May 14, 2022, but not killed or injured. They argued that it was not directed at a specific, identifiable victim, and therefore should be dismissed…

Some residents still can’t return to the Jefferson Avenue Tops after the Buffalo mass shooting

Wednesday marks three years since the racist mass shooting at the Tops Market on Jefferson Avenue in Buffalo. 10 of our friends and neighbors were killed, and many others were forever scarred.The grocery store is important to many people who live in the neighborhood, but for some, the painful memories of that day make it too difficult to shop there. I talked to a woman who has never stepped back into the supermarket, and I also spoke to a commun…

Judge denies Buffalo gunman's defense request to nix federal hate crime charge

The ruling centers around charge 27, which specifically focuses on those people who were in and around the store at the time of the shooting.

Court rejects Tops mass shooter motion to dismiss hate crime charges

Payton Gendron's motion to dismiss the hate crime charge was denied by Judge Vilardo amid claims the charge lacked specific victim identities.