The Scotsman

Buffalo gunman pleads guilty

- By CAROLYN THOMPSON

The gunman who killed ten black shoppers and workers at a Buffalo supermarke­t has pleaded guilty to murder and hate-motivated terrorism charges, guaranteei­ng that he will spend the rest of his life in prison.

Payton Gendron, 19, entered the plea in a courthouse two miles from the grocery store where he used a semi-automatic rifle to carry out a racist assault he hoped would help preservewh­ite power in the us.

He pleaded guilty to all the charges, including murder and hate-motivated domestic terrorism.

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