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TODAY-10 dead, 3 injured in racially motivated shooting at Buffalo
supermarket: What we know-Victoria E. Freile, Tina MacIntyre-Yee and
John Bacon, USA TODAY-Sun, May 15, 2022, 9:39 AM
BUFFALO — Vigils
and prayers services were being held across the city Sunday after
authorities said a teenage gunman, wearing tactical gear and a
livestreaming camera, killed 10 people and wounded three more in a
hate-fueled shooting rampage at a busy supermarket.Eleven of the 13
people who were shot were Black, Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph
Gramaglia said. The suspect, who was taken into custody at the scene, is
white. The FBI is investigating the shooting as a hate crime and
racially-motivated violent extremism.“This is the worst nightmare that
any community can face, and we are hurting and we are seething right
now,” Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown said at a news conference. “The depth of
pain that families are feeling and that all of us are feeling right now
cannot even be explained.”The equity advocacy group Voice Buffalo
planned a vigil near the shooting scene Sunday morning."Please join us
this morning as we start the grieving process to lead into the healing
process," the group said on Facebook. "All are welcome in this
space."WHAT WE KNOW: 10 dead, 3 injured in Buffalo store shooting-Here's
what we know:The suspect, identified by authorities as Payton Gendron,
18, of Conklin, New York, traveled several hours across the state to
carry out the attack, authorities said.Gramaglia said Gendron, armed
with an assault-style rifle, arrived at the Tops Friendly Markets around
2:30 p.m. Saturday. Four people were shot in the parking lot, three of
whom died at the scene. After Gendron entered the store, "he began
engaging customers inside," Gramaglia said.The online platform Twitch
said in a statement that it ended the livestream “less than two minutes
after the violence started.”Jennifer Tooke said she was walking through
the store when she heard gunshots."I ran through the deli and ran out
the back door to get away from him," she said. "When I came out here I
just (saw) bodies laying in front of the store."BUFFALO SHOOTING: Gov.
Kathy Hochul blames 'white supremacist' She circled back to the parking
lot, where she saw several bodies on the ground in front of the store.
She retrieved her phone from her car and called her cousin, who was also
inside the store when gunfire erupted. Her cousin hid in a freezer and
was not injured, she said. The pair reconnected outside."It was scary,"
Tookes said, adding that the store was crowded at the time and that
others ran out the back door as well. "A lot of people got away, thank
God."She said she didn't see the shooter, but when she heard the shots
she "just started running."-Security guard who confronted shooter among
victims.A retired Buffalo police officer working in the store as a
security guard confronted the shooter and shot him. Those bullets struck
the attacker's tactical vest, preventing injury, Gramaglia said. The
gunman returned fire and fatally shot the guard.The shooter "worked his
way through the store" firing at others, and in the store's lobby was
confronted by Buffalo police, police said. The suspect pointed his own
gun at his neck and police convinced him to drop the gun and
surrender.Authorities say the suspect live-streamed the attack on social
media. Footage shows the gunman, dressed in military gear, pulling up
to the front of the store with a rifle on the front seat, then pointing
the rifle at people in the parking lot as he exited the vehicle, opened
fire and entered the store.Hochul describes shooter as 'white
supremacist' New York Gov. Kathy Hochul called the gunman a "white
supremacist" who terrorized New York's second-largest city in a
"cold-hearted," "military-style execution" as people were buying
groceries."It strikes us in our very hearts to know that there's such
evil that lurks out there," she said. "This individual – this white
supremacist – who just perpetrated a hate crime on an innocent
community, will spend the rest of his days behind bars. And heaven help
him in the next world as well."President Joe Biden was briefed on the
attack and was praying for those affected, White House Press Secretary
Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement. NAACP President Derrick Johnson
called the shooting “absolutely devastating."“Our hearts are with the
community and all who have been impacted by this terrible tragedy. Hate
and racism have no place in America. We are shattered, extremely angered
and praying for the victims’ families and loved ones," he added in a
statement.The suspect carried an assault weapon inscribed with a racial
epithet, said U.S. Rep. Brian Higgins, citing briefings with law
enforcement officials.In the past year, FBI Director Christopher Wray
has repeatedly warned of the threat posed by racially motivated violent
extremists, telling Congress that such cases represent the "biggest
chunk" of the bureau's domestic terrorism investigations. The same
group, Wray told a Senate committee last year, were responsible for the
most lethal attacks in the past decade.-Suspect's lawyer seeks
psychiatric exam for clientGendron was arraigned Saturday evening before
Buffalo City Court Judge Craig Hannah on one count of first-degree
murder. Officials said they will weigh additional charges in the coming
days.Gendron's attorney, Brian Parker, requested that his client undergo
a psychiatric examination. Hannah ordered that Gendron be held without
bail. He will return to court for a felony hearing Thursday morning.John
Flynn, Erie County's district attorney, said the suspect would face a
variety of charges, including hate crime charges.Hochul said she had
directed the state's Hate Crime Task Force to begin an
investigation.Gendron may also face federal charges."We are
investigating this incident as both a hate crime and a case of racially
motivated violent extremism,” said Stephen Belongia, special agent of
charge of the FBI's Buffalo field office.Gendron graduated from
Susquehanna Valley High School in Conklin, about 10 miles southeast of
Binghamton near the New York-Pennsylvania border. He had been a student
at SUNY Broome Community College.Contributing: Christal Hayes, Kevin
Johnson and Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, Sean Lahman, Rochester (NY)
Democrat and ChronicleThis article originally appeared on USA TODAY:
Buffalo shooting: 10 dead at supermarket; Payton Gendron charged.
Russia’s
neighbor Finland declares NATO bid, hails ‘new era’ Sweden’s ruling
Social Democrats to meet Sunday to decide whether to follow suit;
Finland’s parliament will hold a session on Monday to debate membership
proposal-By Elias Huuhtanen Today, 2:54 pm
HELSINKI, Finland
(AFP) — The Finnish government officially announced its intention to
join NATO on Sunday, as Sweden’s ruling party was to hold a decisive
meeting that could pave the way for a joint application.Less than three
months after Russia’s February 24 invasion of Ukraine, the move is a
stunning reversal of Finland’s policy on military non-alignment dating
back more than 75 years.Sweden, which has been militarily non-aligned
for more than two centuries, is also seen following suit, with a similar
announcement expected on Monday.“Today, the President of the Republic
and the Government’s Foreign Policy Committee have jointly agreed that
Finland will apply for NATO membership, after consulting parliament.
This is a historic day. A new era is opening,” Finnish President Sauli
Niinisto told reporters on Sunday.Despite last-minute objections voiced
by Turkey, NATO members are on a “good track” in their discussions on
welcoming Sweden and Finland into the Western military alliance,
Croatia’s foreign minister, Gordan Grlic Radman, said as he arrived for
talks with NATO counterparts in Berlin.Finland’s parliament will convene
to debate the membership proposal on Monday.“We hope the parliament
will confirm the decision to apply for NATO membership during the coming
days. It will be based on a strong mandate,” Prime Minister Sanna Marin
said.An overwhelming majority of Finnish MPs back the decision after
Marin’s Social Democratic Party on Saturday said it was in favor of
membership.“Hopefully we can send our applications next week together
with Sweden,” Marin said on Saturday.The two Nordic countries broke
their strict neutralities after the end of the Cold War by joining the
EU and becoming partners with NATO in the 1990s, solidifying their
affiliation with the West.But the concept of full NATO membership was a
non-starter in the countries until the war in Ukraine saw public and
political support for joining the military alliance soar.Finland, which
shares a 1,300-kilometer (800-mile) border with Russia, has been leading
the charge, while Sweden appears anxious at being the only non-NATO
country around the Baltic Sea.Many Swedish politicians have even said
their support is conditional on Finland joining.On Saturday, the Finnish
head of state phoned his Russian counterpart President Vladimir Putin
to inform him of his country’s desire to join NATO, in a conversation
described as “direct and straightforward.”“Avoiding tensions was
considered important,” Niinisto was quoted as saying in a statement by
his office.But Putin responded by warning that joining NATO “would be a
mistake since there is no threat to Finland’s security,” according to a
Kremlin statement.On Sunday, Niinisto said that while Finland expects
Russia to respond to its decision, “little by little, I’m beginning to
think that we’re not going to face actual military operations.”“After
the phone call with Putin, I think so even more.”-No other
choiceAccording to recent polls, the number of Finns who want to join
the alliance has risen to over three-quarters, almost triple the level
seen before the war in Ukraine.In Sweden, support has also risen
dramatically, to around 50 percent — with about 20 percent against.Prime
Minister of Sweden, Magdalena Andersson, speaks to the press while
attending the High-Level International Donor’s Conference for Ukraine at
the National Stadium in Warsaw, Poland, May 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Michal
Dyjuk)The senior leadership of Sweden’s Social Democrats, led by Prime
Minister Magdalena Andersson, is due to meet on Sunday afternoon to
decide whether the party should abandon its historic stance against
joining, last reaffirmed at the party’s annual congress in November.A
green light from the ruling Social Democrats would secure a firm
majority in Sweden’s parliament in favor of joining.While the party’s
leading politicians have seemed ready to reverse the decision, critical
voices within have denounced the change in policy as rushed.But analysts
say it is unlikely that the party will oppose the move.“There will
perhaps not be the same sense of urgency” as in Finland, defense
researcher Robert Dalsjo, an analyst at the Swedish Defense Research
Institute (FOI), told AFP.“But the leaders in Sweden have realized that
they really don’t have another choice, once Finland has,” he added.NATO
membership needs to be approved and ratified by all 30 members of the
alliance.While Finland and Sweden claim to have had favorable signals
from Ankara, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has expressed his
opposition.Turkey’s objections, directed in particular at Stockholm,
focus on what it considers to be the countries’ leniency towards the
Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which is on the EU’s list of terrorist
organizations.However, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said he
was ready to discuss the matter with both countries, as well as with
other NATO nations.Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto said he was
“confident” of reaching an agreement with Turkey.
NATO says
‘Ukraine can win this war,’ gears up for alliance expansion-Diplomats
meet in Berlin to discuss new potential members and increasing Ukraine
aid; Finland and Sweden already making moves toward joiningBy Frank
Jordans-MAY 15,22-Today, 1:15 pm
BERLIN (AP) — A senior NATO
official says Russia’s military advance in Ukraine appears to be
faltering and he expressed hope that Kyiv can win the war.Top NATO
diplomats are meeting Sunday in Berlin to discuss providing further
support to Ukraine and moves by Finland, Sweden, and others to join the
Western alliance in the face of threats from Russia.“The brutal invasion
[by] Russia is losing momentum,” NATO Deputy-Secretary General Mircea
Geoana told reporters. “We know that with the bravery of the Ukrainian
people and army, and with our help, Ukraine can win this war.”Geoana,
who was chairing the meeting while NATO Secretary-General Jens
Stoltenberg recovers from a COVID-19 infection, said Ukraine’s
supporters were “united, we are strong, will continue to help Ukraine in
winning this war.”One key issue being discussed in Berlin is expansion
of NATO beyond its current 30 member states.Finland and Sweden have
already taken steps toward joining the alliance, while Georgia’s bid is
again being discussed despite dire warnings from Moscow about the
consequences if its neighbor becomes part of NATO.U.S. Secretary of
State Antony Blinken and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu meet
at the Informal Meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affair in Berlin,
Germany, May 15, 2022. (Kevin Lamarque/Pool via AP)“Finland and Sweden
are already the closest partners of NATO,” Geoana said, adding that he
expected allies to view their applications positively.German Foreign
Minister Annalena Baerbock said her country and others made clear during
a dinner late Saturday that they would be willing to fast-track the
national ratification process for Finland and Sweden.“If these two
countries are deciding to join, they can join very quickly,” she
said.Denmark’s foreign minister dismissed suggestions that objections
from Russian President Vladimir Putin could hinder the alliance from
letting in new members.“Each and every European country has a
fundamental right to choose their own security arrangement,” Jeppe Kofod
told reporters.“We see now a world where the enemy of democracy number
one is Putin and the thinking that he represents,” he said, adding that
NATO would also stand with other countries, such as Georgia, which he
said were being “instrumentalized” by Russia.Britain’s top diplomat said
NATO members would also discuss security issues beyond Europe during
their meeting Sunday — a reference to growing unease among democratic
nations about the rise of China.“As well as protecting Euro-Atlantic
security, we also need to watch out for Indo-Pacific security,” Foreign
Secretary Liz Truss said.The meeting follows a gathering of foreign
ministers from the Group of Seven leading economies on Germany’s Baltic
Sea coast this week. Officials there expressed strong support for
Ukraine and warned that Russia’s blockade of grain exports from
Ukrainian ports risks stoking a global food crisis.
Ukrainian
President Zelensky flaunts optimism as Russia retreats from
Kharkiv-Ukraine’s Eurovision win and gains in the east against Russian
forces make for a morale boost as country faces long-term war-By
OLEKSANDR STASHEVSKYI and david keyton-MAY 15,22-Today, 10:17 am
KYIV,
Ukraine (AP) — Fresh off his country’s Eurovision win, a defiant
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed early Sunday to one day
host the song contest in the embattled city of Mariupol, which is almost
entirely in Russian hands aside from a stalwart group of a few hundred
Ukrainian fighters who continue to hold out in a steel factory.Ukraine’s
Kalush Orchestra won the popular contest with its song “Stefania,”
which has become a popular anthem among Ukrainians during the war, and
its victory was a morale booster.“Our courage impresses the world, our
music conquers Europe,” Zelensky said on Facebook. “Next year, Ukraine
will host Eurovision!”The band made an impassioned plea during the show
to help the fighters still in the Azovstal steel plant in the port city,
and Zelensky said “one day” the contest would be held “in a Ukrainian
Mariupol.”The president’s optimistic words come as Russian troops are
retreating from Kharkiv, the country’s second-largest city, after
bombarding it for weeks, and Moscow’s forces continue to engaged in a
grinding battle for the country’s eastern industrial heartland.Ukraine’s
military said the Russian forces are now pulling back from the
northeastern city to focus on guarding supply routes, while launching
mortar, artillery and airstrikes in the eastern region of Donetsk in an
attempt to “deplete Ukrainian forces and destroy fortifications.”Defense
Minister Oleksii Reznikov said Ukraine was “entering a new — long-term —
phase of the war.”Russian forces control a horseshoe-shaped swath of
territory in the Ukrainian areas of Donetsk and Luhansk, which make up
the eastern Donbas region, along the border of the industrial region
where Ukraine has battled Moscow-backed separatists since 2014.In the
southern Donbas, the Azov Sea port of Mariupol is now largely in Russian
control, except for the few hundred troops left in the steel factory.A
convoy of between 500 and 1,000 cars carrying civilians out of the city
was reportedly able to reach the Ukrainian-held city of Zaporizhzhia on
Saturday, while Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said
authorities were negotiating the evacuation of 60 severely wounded
troops at the steelworks.After failing to capture Kyiv following the
February 24 invasion, Russian President Vladimir Putin has shifted his
focus eastward to the Donbas, aiming to encircle Ukraine’s most
experienced and best-equipped troops, and to seize territory still under
Ukraine’s control.Airstrikes and artillery barrages make it extremely
dangerous for journalists to move around in the east, hindering efforts
to get a full picture of the fighting. But it appears to be a
back-and-forth slog without major breakthroughs on either side.Russia
has captured some Donbas villages and towns, including Rubizhne, which
had a prewar population of around 55,000.Zelensky said Ukraine’s forces
have also made progress in the east, retaking six towns or villages in
the past day. In his nightly address Saturday, he said “the situation in
Donbas remains very difficult” and Russian troops were “still trying to
come out at least somewhat victorious.”“Step by step,” Zelensky said,
“we are forcing the occupants to leave the Ukrainian land.”Kharkiv,
which is near the Russian border and only 80 kilometers (50 miles)
southwest of the Russian city of Belgorod, has undergone weeks of
intense shelling. The largely Russian-speaking city with a prewar
population of 1.4 million was a key military objective earlier in the
war, when Moscow hoped to capture and hold major cities.Ukraine “appears
to have won the Battle of Kharkiv,” said the Institute for the Study of
War, a Washington-based think tank. “Ukrainian forces prevented Russian
troops from encircling, let alone seizing Kharkiv, and then expelled
them from around the city, as they did to Russian forces attempting to
seize Kyiv.”Regional Gov. Oleh Sinegubov said via the Telegram messaging
app that there had been no shelling attacks on Kharkiv in the past
day.He added that Ukraine launched a counteroffensive near Izyum, a city
125 kilometers (78 miles) south of Kharkiv that has been held by Russia
since at least the beginning of April.Fighting was fierce on the
Siversky Donets River near the city of Severodonetsk, where Ukraine has
launched counterattacks but failed to halt Russia’s advance, said Oleh
Zhdanov, an independent Ukrainian military analyst.“The fate of a large
portion of the Ukrainian army is being decided — there are about 40,000
Ukrainian soldiers,” he said.However, Russian forces suffered heavy
losses in a Ukrainian attack that destroyed a pontoon bridge they were
using to try to cross the same river in the town of Bilohorivka,
Ukrainian and British officials said.Relatives and friends attend the
funeral of Melnyk Andriy, 23, a Ukrainian military servicemen who as
killed in Kharkiv province, in Lviv, Ukraine, May 14, 2022. (Emilio
Morenatti/AP)Britain’s defense ministry said Russia lost “significant
armored maneuver elements” of at least one battalion tactical group in
the attack. A Russian battalion tactical group consists of about 1,000
troops.The ministry said the risky river crossing was a sign of “the
pressure the Russian commanders are under to make progress in their
operations in eastern Ukraine.”Putin has justified the war in Ukraine by
claiming it was a response to NATO’s expansion in Eastern Europe.But
the invasion has other countries along Russia’s flank worried they could
be next, and in the past week the president and prime minister of
Finland said they favor seeking NATO membership. Officials in Sweden are
expected to announce a decision Sunday on whether to apply to join the
Western military alliance.In a phone call Saturday, Putin told Finnish
President Sauli Niinisto that there are no threats to Finland’s security
and joining NATO would be an “error” and “negatively affect
Russian-Finnish relations.”The Nordic nations’ potential bids were
thrown into question Friday when Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
said his country is “not of a favorable opinion.”US Secretary of State
Antony Blinken was scheduled to meet his NATO counterparts, including
Turkey’s foreign minister, this weekend in Germany.