"Biden Administration Seeks Death Penalty for Buffalo Supermarket Gunman"

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"Biden Administration Seeks Death Penalty for Buffalo Supermarket Gunman"
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Federal prosecutors will seek the death penalty against Payton Gendron, the White gunman responsible for a racist mass shooting at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket in 2022, marking the first time the Biden administration has authorized pursuit of the death penalty. Gendron, who killed 10 Black people, is facing several hate crimes and firearms charges, and is already serving a life sentence after pleading guilty to New York state terrorism and murder charges. The decision has evoked mixed feelings among the victims' families, with some expressing satisfaction and others preferring to see Gendron spend the rest of his life in prison.

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