Mass shooting in New York Allegedly Streamed On Twitch and Planned On Discord.
After an alleged shooting at a Buffalo supermarket on May 14, a white 18-year-old male was arrested. The attack in a predominantly African neighborhood was referred to by authorities as racially motivated.
According to court papers, the suspect has been identified as Payton Gendron. According to reports, the teenager opened fire at the supermarket while simultaneously streaming the attack via the powerful live streaming platform Twitch.
The attack was described by Joe Biden, the US President, as “abhorrent.” We must do all we can to stop hate-fuelled domestic terror.
Joseph Gramaglia, the Buffalo police commissioner, later confirmed that 13 people had been shot in the attack. Ten of them were killed, and three sustained non-life-threatening injuries. Gramaglia confirmed that most of the victims were black.
Gendron shot four people in the supermarket’s lot before entering the store. One of the victims was a retired Buffalo Police Officer employed as a security guard at this store.
The Associated Press claims that Gendron traveled 200 miles from Conklin to reach the destination.
Gramaglia spoke to reporters about the attack and said he had gotten out of his car. He was heavily armed. He was well-equipped with tactical gear. He wore a tactical helmet. He was streaming live from his camera.
Gendron surrendered his weapon during a standoff and was taken into police custody. He later appeared in court to be charged with first-degree murder.
Twitch broadcasts the Livestream. Gendron is thought to have created an account called jimboboiii. Twitch terminated the account and removed all content.
A Twitch spokesperson told Kotaku that they were “devastated” to learn about the shooting in Buffalo, New York. We are thinking of the victims and their families. Twitch is committed to a zero-tolerance policy on the violence of all kinds and responds quickly to any incidents. We have suspended the user indefinitely and taken all necessary action, including monitoring any accounts that rebroadcast this content.
Gendron allegedly posted a 180-page manifesto online. Gendron allegedly incited his views by citing forum 4chan in the manifesto. According to reports, Gendron’s plans were also discussed in a Discord chat.
Discord has commented since on the allegation. According to New York Times, Discord is looking into any Gendron-related posts. The statement read, “We offer our deepest sympathy to the victims and their family and will do everything possible to help law enforcement in this investigation.”
