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May 16: Buffalo shooting declared hate crime by police. Who is the Buffalo shooter?

Good morning! It’s Monday May 16, 2022. Here’s a look at your news across the nation:

1️. Buffalo shooting ‘an absolute racist hate crime,’ police say

Police speak to bystanders while investigating after a shooting at a supermarket on Saturday, May 14, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y. Officials said the gunman entered the supermarket with a rifle and opened fire. Investigators believe the man may have been livestreaming the shooting and were looking into whether he had posted a manifesto online. (AP Photo/Joshua Bessex)

2. Remembering the Buffalo supermarket shooting victims

BUFFALO, NEW YORK – MAY 15: People gather outside of Tops market on May 15, 2022 in Buffalo, New York. Yesterday a gunman opened fire at the store, killing ten people and wounding another three. Suspect Payton Gendron was taken into custody and charged with first degree murder. U.S. Attorney Merrick Garland released a statement, saying the US Department of Justice is investigating the shooting “as a hate crime and an act of racially-motivated violent extremism”. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

3. Former CIA officer analyzes Buffalo attack

People march to the scene of a shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo, N.Y., Sunday, May 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

4. Sheriff: 1 killed, 5 hurt in California church shooting

Orange County Sheriff’s deputies guard the parking lot of Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods, Calif., Sunday, May 15, 2022, after a fatal shooting. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

📱 [Trending] this morning

Business donating $300,000 to help families of Buffalo supermarket shooting

The community comes together in the wake of horror.


People hug outside the scene after a shooting at a supermarket on Saturday, May 14, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Joshua Bessex)

📅 What we’re watching

🔴 Election officials prepare for threats as midterm season heats up.

🔴 Finland’s Parliament debates NATO membership.

🔴 Jeff Bezos criticizes Joe Biden in Twitter spat over inflation.

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