LDF Condemns Federal Government's Pursuit of Death Penalty for Buffalo Shooter
January 13, 2024
January 13, 2024
NEW YORK, Jan. 13 -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following statement Jan. 12, 2024:
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Today, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it will be seeking the death penalty in the event of a conviction of Payton Gendron, the then 18-year-old white supremacist that shot and killed 10 Black people in Buffalo, New York at the Tops supermarket.
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In response, the Legal Defense Fund's (LDF) President and Director-C . . .
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Today, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it will be seeking the death penalty in the event of a conviction of Payton Gendron, the then 18-year-old white supremacist that shot and killed 10 Black people in Buffalo, New York at the Tops supermarket.
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In response, the Legal Defense Fund's (LDF) President and Director-C . . .