An 18-year-old man has shot dead at least 10 people in a market in Buffalo, New York.
According to US media, police said that before surrendering to the authorities, the gunman Patten Gendron shot dead 11 black citizens.
Police say the white gunman, who was dressed in military style during the attack, watched the live shooting on the streaming platform Twitch for at least two minutes.
According to police, the gunman entered the supermarket with a rifle and opened fire on people inside the store.
The incident took place at a Buffalo supermarket on Saturday afternoon. Three people were also injured in the incident.
Police have called the incident racist. Law enforcement officials say the shooter has been arrested. The suspect is a resident of Connolly, New York.
Police added that a gunman shot dead four people outside the supermarket, killing three on the spot.
The bomber struck shortly after noon in front of a shopping mall guard.
New York Governor Kathy Hochl has said that a white man who has committed a crime against an innocent community will spend the rest of his life behind bars.
Streaming platform Twitch says it stopped the gunman’s transmission two minutes after the shooting.
Buffalo Mayor Bylan Brown says this is a painful day.
“The pain that the families of the victims have gone through and what we are feeling is indescribable,” he said.
According to police, the assailant had bought the rifle legally, but the magazine used in it was not allowed to be sold in New York.
At least 13 people were injured in a shooting at a Brooklyn subway station in New York on April 12.
New York District Court indicted Frank James on charges of terrorist attacks on the transportation system and other acts of violence.
About 40,000 people are killed each year in shootings in the United States, including suicides.