BUFFALO, N.Y — Payton Gendron, the 18-year-old who allegedly gunned down 10 people -- all of whom were Black -- at a Tops grocery store in Buffalo, New York, would have continued his rampage had he not been stopped, Buffalo Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia told ABC News.
"We have uncovered information that if he escaped the [Tops] supermarket, he had plans to continue his attack," Gramaglia said."He had plans to continue driving down Jefferson Ave. to shoot more Black people ... possibly go to another store [or] location.""This was well-planned ... by a sick person," Gramaglia said.
Gramaglia told ABC News the nature of Gendron’s threat last June was"generalized" and included nothing specific. Multiple high-capacity magazines were recovered on Gendron and in his car, the commissioner said. While he declined to say what evidence pointed to additional shooting plans, the commissioner said investigators have been going through his phone and other electronics.Police determined Gendron arrived in Buffalo on Friday via license plate reader and other evidence, the commissioner said. Police are still working to determine where he stayed overnight before Saturday's attack.
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