Jury selection begins Tuesday in the federal hate crimes trial of the man accused of killing 10 people in a 2022 shooting at a Buffalo, New York supermarket. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty if the defendant is convicted, according to multiple reports.
The case is described as one of the deadliest attacks targeting Black people in modern U.S. history, and outlets characterize the suspect as a white supremacist. Other coverage also highlights the personal impact on victims’ families, including testimony that survivors and relatives have been dealing with the killings for the past four years.
Across sources, the central focus is the same upcoming procedural step—jury selection—and the potential outcomes, including capital punishment, within the framework of federal hate crimes charges. The reports do not present differing assessments of the core allegations at this stage.
