Buffalo shooter, 18, who killed 10 people said he targeted black community in 'clear and hateful' statement to cops after arrest: FBI reveals he was not on their radar despite threat to carry out school shooting last year - as NY Gov. calls for inquiry
- Accused gunman Payton Gendron threatened to shoot up a high school last year
- Police say Gendron, then 17, made a non-specific shooting threat in June 2021
- He underwent a mental evaluation and was hospitalized for less than two days
- After his release, Gendron had no further contact with law enforcement
- NY Gov. Kathy Hochul has called for an investigation focusing on what could have been done to stop Gendron from shooting up a supermarket on Saturday
Payton Gendron, 18, threatened to shoot up Pennsylvania's Susquehanna High School last year around graduation
The teenager suspected of killing 10 people at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York admitted that he was targeting the black community when he carried out the massacre, authorities said.
Payton Gendron, 18, issued several 'clear and hate-filled' statements about his motive and state of mind following his arrest, an official confirmed to CNN.
Investigators, while executing a search warrant at his home on Sunday, also found evidence that Gendron had been 'studying' previous hate crimes and shootings before he carried out his own attack.
'The evidence that we have uncovered so far makes no mistake that this is an absolute racist hate crime. It will be prosecuted as a hate crime,' Buffalo police commissioner Joseph Gramaglia said. 'This is someone who has hate in their heart, soul and mind.'
It was also revealed Sunday that Gendron was not on law enforcement's radar - despite having made a school shooting threat last year.
The teen, who surrendered to police outside a Tops grocery store in Buffalo on Saturday after firing a barrage of 50 shots at the store, underwent a mental health evaluation last summer after he threatened to open fire at his high school.
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