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Jury Selection Begins in Buffalo Supermarket Gunman's Death Penalty Trial

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Jury selection has begun in a federal court in Buffalo, New York, for the hate crimes trial of Payton Gendron, the white supremacist who killed 10 Black people at a Tops supermarket in 2022. Prosecutors are now seeking the death penalty. His lawyers are not disputing that he carried out the attack but want to spare him execution. Gendron is already serving life without parole.

By BriefTea Editorial · 13 October 2026 at 13:43

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