“It certainly does not put any closure on what we need to do as a society and a community going forward,” Flynn said. Flynn said after court the sentence put legal closure on the case, but not on the broader issues.
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You will never see the light of day as a free man ever again.”Įrie County District Attorney John J. The damage you have caused is too great, and the people you have hurt are too valuable to this community. “There can be no mercy for you, no understanding, no second chances. “There is no place for you or your ignorant, hateful and evil ideologies in a civilized society,” she said. In the end, the judge sentenced Gendron to life in prison on each of the terrorism and murder charges and offered a stern rebuke of him. “We must conduct ourselves appropriately because we are all better than that.” “We cannot have that in the courtroom,” Eagan said. Derek Gee/The Buffalo News/APĪt another point, a man in a gray sweatshirt rushed at Gendron in court but was quickly blocked by security, and Gendron was taken out of the courtroom.Īfter a short break, Gendron returned to the courtroom and Erie County Court Judge Susan Eagan restarted the hearing. Payton Gendron sheds tears as he listens to people's testimony during his sentencing hearing on Wednesday. At one point, Gendron took off his glasses and began crying during the testimony from the victims’ families. The statement came during the state sentencing hearing for Gendron, who pleaded guilty in November to one count of domestic act of terrorism motivated by hate, 10 counts of first-degree murder, three counts of attempted murder and a weapons possession charge for the mass shooting at Tops Friendly Markets on May 14, 2022.Ī number of victims’ family members spoke emotionally Wednesday about how the mass shooting had changed their lives. I know I can’t take it back, but I wish I could, and I don’t want anyone to be inspired by me and what I did.” I believed what I read online and acted out of hate. Looking back now, I can’t believe I actually did it. I shot and killed people because they were Black.
I cannot express how much I regret all the decisions I made leading up to my actions on May 14,” Payton Gendron, wearing an orange jumpsuit and shackles, said in court.
I’m very sorry for stealing the lives of your loved ones. “I’m very sorry for all the pain I forced the victims and their families to suffer through. The 19-year-old White man who killed 10 people in a racist mass shooting at a grocery store in a predominantly Black area of Buffalo last May apologized to the victims’ families and was sentenced to life in prison during an emotional court hearing Wednesday.
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