Key takeaways:
- Payton Gendron, a 19-year-old white supremacist from Conklin, New York, was sentenced to life in prison without parole for a racially motivated mass shooting at a Buffalo, New York grocery store.
- Gendron pleaded guilty to 15 charges, including murder, domestic terrorism motivated by hate, and attempted murder.
- Judge Susan Eagan denied Gendron youthful offender status and instead sentenced him as an adult, saying, “There can be no mercy for you, no understanding, no second chances.”
A 19-year-old white supremacist from Conklin, New York was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Wednesday for the racially motivated mass shooting at a Buffalo, New York grocery store last year.
Payton Gendron pleaded guilty in November to 15 charges, including murder, domestic terrorism motivated by hate, and attempted murder for the May 14 shooting. The attack left 10 people dead and three more injured.
The sentencing hearing was tense, with someone in the audience rushing at Gendron and being restrained by a court officer. Judge Susan Eagan denied Gendron youthful offender status, which would have protected him of a criminal record, and instead sentenced him as an adult.
In her sentencing remarks, Judge Eagan said, “There is no place for you and your ignorant hateful and evil ideologies in a civilized society. There can be no mercy for you, no understanding, no second chances.”
Gendron’s sentencing marks the end of a tragic event that has left the Buffalo community reeling. The victims of the shooting, all of whom were Black, have been remembered by their families and friends as well as the community at large.
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