New York AG opens investigation on social media companies after Buffalo shooting The investigations will focus on platforms that may have been used to stream, promote or plan the attack. Axios · May 18, 2022
Buffalo 911 dispatcher on leave after allegedly hanging up on call from Tops during mass shooting An assistant manager at Tops says 911 dispatcher asked why she was whispering, then hung up as suspect fired The Independent UK · May 18, 2022
Buffalo sports teams offer support at site of mass shooting Dozens of players and staff from the Buffalo Bills, Sabres and Bandits visited the scene of Saturday's mass shooting at a Buffalo supermarket, where they laid flowers, dished out food and handed out groceries The Independent UK · May 18, 2022
New York Attorney General to investigate social media platforms that hosted footage of Buffalo massacre Officials will probe how Twitch, 4chan, 8chan and Discord were used to ‘discuss and amplify’ plans for mass shooting in Black neighbourhood The Independent UK · May 18, 2022
Buffalo shooting followed tripling of gun sales in 30 years, ATF figures reveal Federal agency reports annual sales rose to 11.5m in 2016, while suspect bought rifle legally despite murder-suicide threat The Guardian - US · May 18, 2022
Buffalo suspect felt ‘blank’ after beheading cat just weeks before shooting Payton Gendron, 18, posted in March about murdering a cat; he’s charged with killing 10 people on Saturday The Independent UK · May 18, 2022
Great Replacement: The conspiracy theory stoking racist violence Roots of white supremacist conspiracy theory are not new, but experts say ‘great replacement’ has become mainstream. Al Jazeera · May 18, 2022
How the Buffalo massacre is part of US tradition: ‘We’ll continue to see killings’ Brandi Collins-Dexter of Harvard’s Shorenstein Center spoke to the Guardian about how the massacre is rooted in America’s long history of white supremacist violence The Guardian - US · May 18, 2022
Buffalo-area prison officer suspended over meme mocking shooting Authorities have described attack as act of racial hatred meant to kill Black people The Independent UK · May 18, 2022
Failed gun legislation is the norm after mass shootings Lawmakers are making emotional pleas for stricter gun control legislation after the Texas school shooting. Axios · May 18, 2022
US gun production has tripled in the past two decades amid surge in first-time buyers Annual domestic gun production has increased from 3.9 million in 2000 to 11.3 million in 2020 The Independent UK · May 18, 2022
Parts of the Buffalo shooter's alleged screed were copied from other sources The 180-page document allegedly crafted by the Buffalo gunman included parts lifted from other sources, which experts say is common amongst mass shooters. WEKU · May 18, 2022
Jonathan Bernstein: Biden stuck up for democracy in Buffalo President Joe Biden spoke in Buffalo on Tuesday after visiting the families of victims of a racist mass shooting in a supermarket there on Saturday. It was a speech that’s likely to get lost in the current-events shuffle, but it shouldn’t. It was a good one, well written and well… Tribune News Service · May 18, 2022
Buffalo is latest mass shooting by gunman wearing body armor When a shooter attacked a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, over the weekend, its security guard tried to stop him The Independent UK · May 18, 2022
The Guardian - US · May 18, 2022 Why do white supremacists want to kill Black people? What are the roots of this violence and how do we fight it?
Salon · May 18, 2022 "Ecofascism" and the Buffalo shooting Social scientist Joseph Henderson on why the Buffalo shooter actually believed he was helping save the planet
WEKU · May 18, 2022 The Buffalo community honors victims of the Tops shooting and calls for big change Members of the Buffalo community grieving loved ones organized an evening vigil that honored the shooting victims while combining stirring gospel music and calls to action.
France 24 · May 18, 2022 Republicans and Democrats spar over who's to blame for racist Buffalo killings IN THE PAPERS – Wednesday, May 18: After a White supremacist killed 10 Black residents of Buffalo, New York, various op-ed pieces in major American newspapers show that both Republicans and Democrats are accused of exploiting racial violence for political gain. We also take a look at Democratic candidate John…
Los Angeles Times · May 18, 2022 An old refrigerator becomes a vital gathering spot after mass shooting in Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y. — In the fall of 2020, somebody placed an old refrigerator at Jefferson Avenue and Welker Street in Buffalo, N.Y., and plugged it into an outlet in an adjacent building.
The Guardian - UK · May 18, 2022 Carbon bombs: Inside the 20 May Guardian Weekly Uncovering the oil and gas mega-projects. Also: anger in Buffalo
Chicago Tribune · May 18, 2022 Commentary: Recent shooting exposes Buffalo’s deep-seated history of segregation A true Buffalonian knows certain things. A good snowstorm brings out the best in a person. Strangers will dig each other out. There is no better sandwich than beef on weck. Next year will be the Bills’ year.
Tribune News Service · May 18, 2022 Editorial: Lagging flags: Opportunities to flag Buffalo shooter came and went An unseen flag signifies nothing: Ships at sea don’t hoist their flags below deck. The same rule applies, or should, to the red flags codified by New York’s Extreme Risk Protection Order law, whereby people, including teachers and family members, can petition a court to signal law enforcement and firearm…
Los Angeles Times · May 18, 2022 LZ Granderson: The stories we will tell ourselves about the shooting in Buffalo The real estate agent told me she was born and raised in Texas. Knowledgeable and full of warmth, she embodied all the honey sweet southern charm country stars like Morgan Wallen sing about.
Evening Standard · May 18, 2022 Joe Biden condemns white supremacy as a ‘poison’ after Buffalo shooting US President Joe Biden condemned white supremacy as a “poison running through our body politic” as he paid tributes to victims of the racist mass shooting in Buffalo, New York.
The Guardian - US · May 18, 2022 How 4chan’s toxic culture helped radicalize Buffalo shooting suspect Payton Gendron’s 180-page manifesto borrowed straight from the site’s politics boards, echoing antisemitic and racist myths