The white man accused of killing 10 Black people in a gun attack at a Buffalo supermarket was charged Wednesday with federal hate crimes and could face the death penalty if convicted.
The criminal complaint filed Wednesday against Payton Gendron coincided with a visit to Buffalo by Attorney General Merrick Garland. The attorney general was expected to address the federal charges and meet with the families of the people who were killed.
“No one in this country should have to live in fear that they will go to work or shop at a grocery store and will be attacked by someone who hates them
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