Ten people, all of whom were African Americans , were murdered and three, one of whom was African American, were injured. Gendron, [ 5 ] livestreamed part of the attack on Twitch , but the livestream was shut down by the service in under two minutes.
He formally entered a plea of " not guilty " on May 19, Gendron is reported to have written a manifesto describing himself as an ethno-nationalist and a supporter of White supremacy who is motivated to commit acts of political violence.
He voiced support for the far-right Great Replacement conspiracy theory in the context of a White genocide. The attack has been described as an act of domestic terrorism, and it is also being investigated as a hate crime which was motivated by racism. At around p. Gendron first shot four people in the parking lot, killing three. The first responding officers and firefighters arrived a minute later and reported bodies lying outside the building.
At p. According to a law enforcement source, Gendron yelled racial slurs during the incident. Other customers were hidden by employees in the milk cooler and said Gendron shot through the coolers, but the milk cartons stopped the bullets. Due to Gendron's body armor, Salter's bullet did not stop him. Gendron returned fire at Salter, who died at the scene.
By p. Thirteen people—eleven of them Black and two White—were shot, ten fatally. Four victims were employees of the store, including Salter; the other three survived. Dozens of residents held a vigil at the supermarket the day after the shooting. True Bethel Baptist Church held a mourning service nearby, which was attended by families of the victims and some of those who survived the attack. Bandits head coach John Tavares told the media after his team's victory that the athletes played "definitely with a heavy heart" given the circumstances.
