The gunman accused of targeting and killing 10 Black people and injuring three others at a Buffalo Tops store is expected to plead guilty to all 25 counts at the state level. He’s also facing 27 federal counts.
Buffalo attorney Terrance Connors, who also represents families of the victims, told WBFO that attorneys were made aware that a potential guilty plea to Gendron's state charges was possible about three weeks ago. However, attorneys were advised to postpone sharing the information with the public until it was on the court docket, according to Connors.
"He's going to plead guilty to the 25 counts in the indictment. And I assume that the sentence will be life imprisonment without parole," Connors told WBFO.At the federal level, Gendron is— including 10 counts of hate crimes resulting in death and three counts of hate crimes involving an attempt to kill, along with 13 counts of using, carrying or discharging a firearm — following May's shooting in the predominantly Black neighborhood in Buffalo.
"We will continue to be relentless in our efforts to combat hate crimes, to support the communities terrorized by them, and to hold accountable those who perpetrate them," he added.Gendron was scheduled to make an appearance in court last month, but according to
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