Justicia · Juicio capital de BuffaloYa encarcelado de por vida, el autor del tiroteo de Buffalo afronta un caso federal con pena de muerteEscrito 14 de octubre de 2026 a las 4:59 UTCVerTranscripción0:07Federal prosecutors are seeking execution for a gunman already serving life without0:10parole.0:11In-person jury selection has begun in Peyton Gendren's federal case over the0:15supermarket attack that killed 10 black people.0:17He has pleaded not guilty to the federal charges.0:20What must this prosecution still decide before it can impose a death sentence?0:24Prospective jurors began appearing at Buffalo's Robert H.0:26Jackson United States Courthouse on October 13th.0:30This is the final in-person phase of jury selection, with questioning expected to0:34stretch over weeks.0:35Opening statements come later.0:37Three potential jurors were retained for further consideration on the first day.0:40They still have to make it through selection before they can serve.0:43Capital punishment, and what prospective jurors had already heard about the attack0:47dominated the questioning.0:48One man said thinking about white supremacists made him physically ill.0:51Gendren faces federal hate crime and firearm charges before U.S.0:55District Judge Lawrence J.0:57Velardo.0:58The jury selected for this proceeding will have to decide those charges, even though1:01Gendren has already admitted guilt in state court.1:04Federal prosecutors formally committed to seeking death on January 12th, 2024.1:09Their notice covers counts 11 through 20, the indictment's only capital counts.1:13A death sentence would require conviction and the further findings required under1:18federal law.1:19The state sentence already keeps Gendren in prison without any possibility of1:22parole.1:23The federal prosecution puts execution among the possible punishments.1:27Prosecutors must still win their case before a federal jury can consider that1:31outcome.1:31A federal grand jury returned the 27-count indictment on July 14th, 2022.1:36It contains 14 hate crime counts and 13 firearm counts.1:4010 hate crime counts concern the people killed.1:43Three concern attempted killings of the injured people.1:46One alleges attempts to kill additional black people in and around Topps.1:50The remaining 13 counts are firearm charges.1:5210 black people were killed and three people were injured at a Topps-friendly1:56markets supermarket on Buffalo's East Side.1:59The attack happened on May 14th, 2022.2:02Racial targeting is central to the federal hate crime prosecution.2:05Prosecutors say Gendren planned the attack for months.2:08The federal jury will have to weigh that allegation along with the other evidence.2:12Gendren also live-streamed part of the attack on Twitch.2:16The platform shut down the stream in under two minutes.2:18Gendren pleaded guilty to state terrorism and murder charges on November 28, 2022.2:24He received life without parole on February 15, 2023.2:28Federal jury questioning began October 13th, 2026, with his federal not guilty pleas2:34still in place.2:34The state court imposed life without parole for hate-motivated domestic terrorism2:38and each of 10 first-degree murder counts.2:40Those sentences explain why the federal case carries a different immediate stake for2:44Gendren, whether he could face execution while already imprisoned for life.2:48The Second Circuit also heard an appeal in this case on May 20th, 2026, and issued2:53its decision on July 27th.2:55The next step is completing the jury.2:57No date has been announced for opening statements.2:59Federal jurors must then decide guilt, followed by punishment if the required3:03conditions are met.3:04More than four years after the attack, the people whose relatives were killed and3:07the three injured survivors face another court proceeding.3:10Gendren's state judgment leaves him no possibility of parole.3:13His unresolved federal case could add a sentence of death.Leer el artículoCronología de la historiaHeyDexEl vídeo breve ↗Quién informó quéPuntos que informó más de un medio✓Federal jury selection beganConfirmado de forma independiente · 2 medios✓Federal charges carry possible death penaltyConfirmado de forma independiente · 2 medios✓State conviction and life sentenceConfirmado de forma independiente · 2 medios✓Deaths in the Buffalo supermarket attackConfirmado de forma independiente · 2 mediosPuntos que informó un solo medio4Solo lo informó Fox NewsFederal plea13 oct, 22:55 UTCSolo lo informó ABC NewsPeople injured in the attack13 oct, 23:51 UTCProsecutors’ account of attack planning13 oct, 23:51 UTCProsecutors’ account of attack livestream13 oct, 23:51 UTCCada línea es la afirmación tal como la registramos del informe de ese medio. Comparado a fecha de 14 de octubre de 2026 a las 3:03 UTC.
