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Buffalo Supermarket Shooter Can Face Death Penalty, Feds Say

‘JUSTIFIED’

Payton Gendron has already been sentenced to life in prison for killing 10 people in his racist attack. Now federal prosecutors say capital punishment is on the table.

Pilar Melendez

Senior National Reporter

Published Jan. 12 2024 12:47PM EST

Payton Gendron at his February 2023 state sentencing hearing. — Reuters

Pilar Melendez

Pilar Melendez

Senior National Reporter

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