The man accused in Saturday's racist massacre at the Tops on Jefferson Avenue already faces a state charge of first-degree murder. Federal authorities have said they are investigating the mass killing "both as a hate crime and racially motivated violent extremism."
The Erie County District Attorney's Office and federal prosecutors each will have the chance to prosecute the man accused of slaying 10 people and wounding three others in Saturday's hate-inspired attack in a predominantly Black neighborhood in Buffalo.
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There is no bullet that will penetrate a demented ideology that makes every person of color an “other.” There is no armed self-defense against a warped idea of Americanism that filters down from politicians and talk show hosts to bring latent hatred to the surface with deadly consequences.
The man accused in Saturday's racist massacre at the Tops on Jefferson Avenue already faces a state charge of first-degree murder. Federal authorities have said they are investigating the mass killing "both as a hate crime and racially motivated violent extremism."
