Article 5ZA4A Civil rights lawyer Crump: investigate Buffalo shooting as domestic terrorism

Civil rights lawyer Crump: investigate Buffalo shooting as domestic terrorism

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Edward Helmore in Buffalo, New York
from US news | The Guardian on (#5ZA4A)

We can't sugarcoat it,' leading civil rights attorney Ben Crump says of shooting that killed 10 people

A day ahead of Joe Biden's visit to Buffalo, the leading civil rights attorney Ben Crump said federal officials should define the mass shooting at a grocery store in the city on Saturday as an act of domestic terrorism".

We can't sugarcoat it, we can't try to explain it away talking about mental illness," Crump said of the attacked allegedly perpetrated by Payton Gendron, 18, who is in custody on one charge of first-degree murder awaiting arraignment on Thursday where additional charges are likely to be filed.

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