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(OSV News) — Federal prosecutors said Jan. 12 they will seek the death penalty against the gunman who killed 10 Black people in a racist attack at a Buffalo, New York, grocery store in 2022.
The convicted gunman, Payton Gendron, 20, was previously sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after he pleaded guilty to New York state charges of murder and hate-motivated domestic terrorism. The Empire State does not use capital punishment, but the federal prosecutors sought it in a separate case.
By his own admission, Gendron indicated racism motivated his premeditated attack and he had hoped to inspire others to similar acts of terror. Prosecutors argued Gendron was motivated by the so-called Great Replacement theory, a conspiracy theory by white supremacists in which they claim people of other races plot to eliminate the white race.
The decision to pursue the death penalty for Gendron comes in contrast to a 2020 campaign promise from President Joe Biden, a Catholic and a Democrat, to repeal the federal death penalty.
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The convicted gunman, Payton Gendron, 20, was previously sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after he pleaded guilty to New York state charges of murder and hate-motivated domestic terrorism. The Empire State does not use capital punishment, but the federal prosecutors sought it in a separate case.
By his own admission, Gendron indicated racism motivated his premeditated attack and he had hoped to inspire others to similar acts of terror. Prosecutors argued Gendron was motivated by the so-called Great Replacement theory, a conspiracy theory by white supremacists in which they claim people of other races plot to eliminate the white race.
The decision to pursue the death penalty for Gendron comes in contrast to a 2020 campaign promise from President Joe Biden, a Catholic and a Democrat, to repeal the federal death penalty.
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Feds seek death penalty for Buffalo killer, in contrast to Biden's promise
In contrast to President Biden's 2020 campaign promise to repeal the federal death penalty, prosecutors will seek the death penalty against Payton Gendron, who killed 10 Black people in a racist attack in Buffalo, New York. Yet, "death sentences don't deter or prevent mass violence," said the...
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