New York| A gunman has killed at least ten people in a supermarket in the US state of New York. Local media gave this information. The gunman opened fire after entering a supermarket located in an area dominated by black people, Xinhua news agency reported.
The supermarket was located there at Buffalo Market. The police department there tweeted, that the shooter has been taken into custody.
According to the White House, US President Joe Biden has been informed about the shooting in Buffalo.
According to a New York Post report citing two witnesses to the massacre, the gunman is a white man wearing a black helmet.
The report, quoting a local enforcement official, said it was investigating whether the gunman had posted a manifesto online.
The report said investigators are also working to determine whether the shooting was racially motivated.
New York Governor Cathy Hochul, who was born in Buffalo, said she was going there to take stock of the situation.