Gunman Who Killed 10 Black People At Buffalo Supermarket Sentenced To Life In Prison
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On Wednesday (Feb. 15), the 19-year-old white gunman who killed 10 Black people and injured three at Tops supermarket in Buffalo, New York last year was sentenced to life in prison without parole after hearing emotional statements from families of the victims.
“You don’t know a damn thing about Black people. We’re human. We like our kids to go to good schools. We love our kids. We never go to no neighborhoods to take people out,” Barbara Massey, the sister of victim Katherine Massey, told Payton Gendron of the racist massacre.
As she continued to address Gendron in the courtroom, a man rushed toward him, leading to a short break. After other family members spoke, Gendron offered a brief apology, stating that he was “very sorry for all the pain” he caused “for stealing the lives of your loved ones.”
“I did a terrible thing that day. I shot people because they were Black,” he said.