The FBI is investigating the shooting crime and business of racially motivated violent extremism, said Stephen Belongia, FBI special agent in charge of buffalo field office.

That’s what we are know about the shooting and the investigation.

How was the shooting

When the suspect arrived at Tops Friendly Markets on On Jefferson Avenue around 2:30 p.m. Saturday, he was “very heavily armed,” according to Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia.

“He had tactical gear he had a tactical helmet on he had camera that he was broadcasting what he was doing.”

Suspect first opened fire in in the store in the parking lot, according to the authorities, foursome shooting people. Three of those people died while the other is expected to survive, Gramaglia said.

The suspect went inside store and started shooting at customers, police said. Guard inside store who was a retired Buffalo police officer who shot the suspect. But since the suspect was wearing heavy armor, the bullets had no effectGramaglia said.

The suspect shot the security guard and continued to work. way through storethe commissioner said. When the police arrived, the suspect gun on the neck, but later dropped gun and took off some of its gearon added.

He surrendered and was taken to the Buffalo police station.

During his arrest the suspect made very disturbing statements describing his motive and condition of mind following his arrest official familiar with investigation. Alleged shooter made it is known that he set his sights on the Black community during speeches, official.

Orders received for suspect home, vehicle, social media platforms, computer phone and any other digital technologiesGramaglia said. Investigation shows Gendron acted on his own in shooting, he added.

What we know about the victims

four were store employees, he said. According to him, three received “non-fatal wounds.” The fourth, security guard Aaron Salter, a retired Buffalo police lieutenant, was killed while trying to stop a suspect. Mayor Byron Brown called him “a hero, who tried to protect people in in the store tried to save a life, and in process, lost his life.”

Among them were 62year- old Geraldine Talley, who went shopping with her fiancé when the shootout broke out, her niece Lakesha Chapman told CNN. Tully was at the front of in store, Chapman said, but her fiancé had gone for orange juice. He escaped unharmed.

Chapman’s “Aunt Jerry” has always been “life”. of in party- she said. – She was just lover. I mean, she hasn’t met a stranger and that’s why it hurts so much,” Chapman said.

Hayward Patterson, 67 years old.year-old taxi driver was waiting for passengers outside supermarket when he was shot down according to his nephew, Terrell Clark.

Patterson — who loved to tell jokes and sing in church –“took pride in help people”, – said Clark. – And if a person had little or no money, he would still give them to ride. He had big a heart.”

Suspect broadcast violence live

Live streaming platform Twitch confirmed on Saturday that a suspect used its platform to stream live broadcast in time to attack, speaking in video statement was removed less than two minutes after the violence began.

CNN got the part of live feed showing the alleged shooter pulling up to the heights store.

Video recorded from point of view of the alleged shooter as he drives into the parking lot of a supermarket. Man is visible in rearview mirror wearing helmet, and you can hear them say: “You just need to go for it’ before he rides forward of in store.

In video store you can see visitors walking in the parking lot while the suspect is driving up.

The company was “devastated” upon learning of the shooting, she said, and the user “has been suspended from our service indefinitely and we are taking all necessary actions, including monitoring.” for any accounts relaying this content.”

Investigators are examining a document allegedly written by the suspect

State, local, and federal authorities continue to investigate the shooting and motive, but they have already said they believe it was racially motivated.

“The evidence we have found so far does not mistake that is absolute racist hatred crime. It will be pursued like hate crimeGramaglia said. – It’s someone who hates in their heart, soul and mind.”

Garcia, Erie County Sheriff, just the same said the shooting was “straight up racially motivated hatred crime From someone outside of our communitydescribing it as “pure evil”.

One piece of evidence could be a 180-page document allegedly written by the suspect and posted online before shooting. Document independently obtained by CNN shortly after the massacre and before authorities released the name. of suspect was allegedly written by a man calling himself Payton Gendron, who confesses to attack.

The author attributes the Internet for most of of his beliefs, calls himself a fascist, white supremacist and anti-Semite.

Suspect supposedly says he bought ammo for for a while, but did not seriously plan attack until January. Author also writes about his feelings of decreasing size of white population and claims of ethnic and cultural replacement of white.

Along with tirades about his false belief that white Americans are being “replaced” people of other races, the document included pages after pages listing equipment and the clothes he was going to wear, from military-style body armor down to the brand of his underwear.

Document also minute plan included of suspect’s plan. The author drew a color-coded map of interior of in storelaying out how he planned to “shoot everyone black people.” Dont clear how attentively attack followed the plan in document.

Asked on Saturday news conference on why authorities are calling mass shootings a hate crime, Flynn, the district attorney, said investigators have “some fragments of evidence” that “indicates some racial hostility”.

Further investigation this weekend also revealed Gendron made a “common threat” when he attended Susquehanna Valley Central High School. in June 2021, Gramaglia said.

Sheriff Garcia told CNN. on The suspect was visited on Monday last year by the New York State Police after he graduated from high school project about murder-suicide.

According to Garcia, concerns about alleged mental health issues “were brought to the attention of light”after he turned in in post-high school graduation project.

“The State Police came to him house in this case last year”, – said Garcia. – He stayed in the institution – I do not sure if it was a hospital or a mental hospital… for day and half.”

Gramaglia said that Gendron is believed to have visited area in early March. Earlier it was reported that the suspect arrived in Buffalo on Friday for in first time to scout out best friendly markets store. However, Gramaglia updated this timeline is based on what he called a suspect”digital track.”

The suspect planned to continue his shooting outside the supermarket, Gramaglia told CNN, saying there was “some documentation” that he allegedly planned to target “another large supermarket.”

Suspect was radicalized by message boards

In the document, the suspect allegedly detailed how he was radicalized by reading online bulletin boards describing attack as terrorism, but himself as a white supremacist.

He wrote that politically “moved further to the right”. over in last three years.

Dozens in the document of pages of racist and anti-Semitic gossip, including some language this appears to be copied from the New Zealand shooter’s own writings.