(CNN)Social media posts by the 18-year-old White man suspected of shooting and killing 10 people at a Buffalo supermarket Saturday reveal he had been planning his attack for months.
- Suspect visited supermarket day before attack: Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia said the suspect was at the Tops Friendly Market the day prior to the shooting “doing reconnaissance.” He was also there in early March, Gramaglia said.
- Attack would have continued elsewhere had suspect not been stopped: The suspect had other “target locations” down the street, according to Erie County Sheriff John Garcia. Authorities found another rifle and a shotgun in his vehicle, said Garcia, who credited the quick arrival of two police officers with preventing other attacks.
- Writing seen on suspect’s firearms: CNN has obtained a photo of two of the firearms inside the alleged gunman’s vehicle that were not used in the shooting. Writing is seen on the weapons, including the phrase “White Lives Matter” as well as what appears to be the name of a victim of a crime committed by a Black suspect.
- Video shows gunman apologizing, sparing one person’s life: Video obtained by CNN and filmed during the shooting shows the gunman turning his weapon on a man who is curled up on the ground near what looks like a checkout lane. The man shouts, “No,” and the shooter then says “Sorry,” turns and walks away. The video ends at this point and it is unknown what happened next. It’s not clear why the man was apparently spared or why the gunman apologized.
- Family has not visited suspect in jail: Investigators have spoken to the suspect’s family and described them as “distraught” and “sickened” by what happened, Sheriff Garcia said. The alleged shooter has met with his legal team while in custody, he said, but there have been no family requests to visit the shooter.
- Federal charges may apply in shooting: Federal prosecutors are working to bring charges against the suspect in the coming days, law enforcement officials say, and would be in addition to state charges. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Saturday said the Justice Department was investigating the attack as a “hate crime and an act of racially-motivated violent extremism.”
- Presidential visit on Tuesday: President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden are scheduled to visit Buffalo Tuesday and meet with the families of the shooting victims, first responders and community leaders.
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