The accusation was announced Thursday during a brief speech in court for Gendron, who was ordered remain held without bail. He was wearing an orange jumpsuit and a white face mask and was handcuffed and shackled when he entered the courtroom, escorted by officers.
He was ordered to be taken into custody in guardianship for further action by grand jury and next expected in court on the 9th of June. Gendron’s lawyer Brian Parker didn’t have comment.
When Gendron was taken away after appearing in court, someone in the crowded courtroom screamed, “Payton, you’re a coward!”
Authorities investigate shooting as hate speech crime and act of racially motivated violent extremism. Of the 13 victims who were shot, 11 were black.
Officials dig into red flag laws social media places
While the suspect behind bars, New York City officials called for further examination of how he was able to get a weapon and how he announced his plans online.
In June, Gendron showed warning sign of potential violence when made school project about murder-suicide when he was student at Susquehanna Valley Central High School in Conklin, New York, officials said.
The police were called to the school and they took him away. for mental health evaluation and later released. At that time, the police did not seek a “red flag” order. of protection against Gendron.
red flag law also known as the Extreme Risk Protection Act, designed prevent anyone who shows signs of endangering oneself or others through the purchase of a firearm, New York website states.
But because the appraisal was not an involuntary obligation, it did not prevent the suspected shooter from purchasing or possessing a weapon. gun Under federal law, New York State Police spokesman Bo Duffy said.
After the shooting, Gov. Katie Hochul suggested gun the laws of the package are also others changes law enforcement protocol when a person shows they may be harmful to themselves or others.
On Wednesday, Hochul said that sign executive order requiring the state police to file an “emergency risk order of protection”under the red flag law when they believe a person is a threat to themselves, themselves, or others.
gun the laws package will seek to close loopholes around certain types of weapon that falls outside current These are powerful, stealthy weapons and weapons that can be modified to hold high-capacity magazines, she said.
The proposed law would eliminate “just one of those huge loopholes that you can drive a truck through,” she said.
The investigation, unveiled on Wednesday by the James office, focuses on on Twitch, Discord, and 4chan and 8chan (now known as 8kun). Other as yet unnamed companies may also be drawn in the investigation, James said.
The investigation is expected to focus on companies that “Bison Shooter used to plan, promote and broadcast his terror attack”James announced in tweet.
Aya Elamrussi of CNN, Shimon Prokupets, Kimberly Berryman, Liam Reilly, Mark Morales and Cristina Sgueglia contributed to this report.
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