Editing Payton Gendron

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{{Villain Infobox
|Box title =
|Image = Payton Gendron.jpg
|fullname = Payton S. Gendron
|origin = Conklin, New York
|occupation = Student
|alias =Jimboboiii
|skills =Deadly aim, Stealth, Professional Gamer.
|hobby =Playing videogames like rust, going on the internet, going outside in the nature.
|goals = Kill people at Tops Friendly Markets in Buffalo <small>(succeeded)</small>.<br>Commit a murder-suicide <small>(failed)</small>.
|crimes = [[Mass murder]]<br>[[Racism]]<br>[[Xenophobia]]<br>[[Terrorism]]<br>[[Negrophobia]]<br>[[Anti-Semitism]]
|type of villain = Xenophobic Mass Shooter
|motive = Racism, Rust.
}}
{{Quote|Mass immigration and the higher fertility rates of the immigrants themselves are causing this increase in population.<br>We are experiencing an invasion on a level never seen before in history. Millions of people pouring across our borders, legally. Invited by the state and corporate entities to replace the White people who have failed to reproduce, failed to create the cheap labour, new consumers and tax base that the corporations and states need to thrive.<br>This crisis of mass immigration and sub-replacement fertility is an assault on the European people that, if not combated, will ultimately result in the complete racial and cultural replacement of the European people.|Gendron in his manifesto prior to the 2022 Buffalo shooting.}}

'''Payton S. Gendron''' (born June 20, 2003) is an American white supremacist and self-proclaimed fascist who committed a racially motivated [[mass shooting]] at a Tops Friendly Markets supermarket in Buffalo, New York on May 14, 2022, killing ten people and injuring three others.

==Early life==
Payton S. Gendron was born and raised in Conklin, New York. He has two younger brothers. He attended school in the Susquehanna Valley Central School District. In June 2021, he had been investigated by police for saying he wanted to commit a murder-suicide in a school assignment and threatening a [[school shooting]] at his high school. He was referred for a mental health evaluation and counseling, but was released shortly after.<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/world/us/gunman-who-killed-10-ny-supermarket-attack-was-authorities-radar-2022-05-15/ Suspect in racist shooting in Buffalo was detained for mental health check last year], ''Reuters''</ref>

===Manifesto===
Prior to the shooting, Gendron wrote a 180-page manifesto titled "The [[Great Replacement / White Genocide|Great Replacement]]", named after the racist theory that white Europeans are being demographically and culturally replaced with non-European people. He blamed Jews for non-white immigration and wrote that non-whites will commit genocide on the white race in the manifesto. The manifesto also includes details on the planned shooting and racist and anti-Semitic memes.<ref>[https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/making-sense-of-the-racist-mass-shooting-in-buffalo Making Sense of the Racist Mass Shooting in Buffalo], ''The New Yorker''</ref> Gendron also wrote about his admiration for previous mass shooters who were motivated by racism, especially [[Brenton Tarrant]].<ref>[https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-buffalo-shooter-manifesto-new-zealand-mosque-20220515-kruzyldskbaplcr5hue27hhlhq-story.html Buffalo supermarket shooter was radicalized by New Zealand mosque killer], ''New York Daily News''</ref> Much of it appears to be plagiarized from Tarrant's manifesto, leading one news reporter to call Gendron's manifesto "a knockoff term paper that plagiarized past mass shooters".<ref>[https://www.wivb.com/news/buffalo-supermarket-mass-shooting-tops/racist-screed-linked-to-buffalo-mass-shooter-plagiarized-manifesto-portions-from-christchurch-mosque-shooter-great-replacement-theory/ Racist screed linked to Buffalo mass shooter 'plagiarized' portions from Christchurch mosque shooter, expert says], ''News 4 Buffalo''</ref>

==Buffalo shooting==
At approximately 2:30 p.m. on May 14, 2022, Gendron drove from Conklin to a Tops Friendly Markets in Jefferson Avenue in Buffalo, New York. He had been wearing military gear and body armor and was armed with three firearms: a semiautomatic rifle, a hunting rifle, and a shotgun. He had a head mounted camera through which he livestreamed the attack on Twitch. Gendron killed three people and wounded one in the parking lot. He then entered the store, where he shot eight more people, killing six of them, yelling out racial slurs as well. At one point, armed guard and former Buffalo Police Department officer Aaron Salter Jr. tried to stop him by shooting at him, but failed because of the body armor. Gendron returned fire and immediately killed him. Of the people he shot, 11 were Black and two were white. Shortly after, he was taken into custody by police in front of the store. He put his gun to his neck, but patrol officers talked him into dropping it.

==Aftermath==
The evening after the shooting, Gendron was arraigned in the Buffalo City Court. On the 19th, Gendron was indicted. During this hearing, one audience member yelled "Payton, you're a coward!". He pleaded not guilty to multiple charges of first-degree murder, but later changed his plea in November 2022, pleading guilty to murder, hate crimes and terrorism. The latter charges carry an automatic sentence of life without parole.<ref>[https://news.yahoo.com/buffalo-shooter-pleads-guilty-to-15-charges-including-domestic-terror-motivated-by-hate-155013072.html Buffalo shooter pleads guilty to 15 charges, including domestic terror motivated by hate], ''Yahoo News''</ref>

==Victims==
* Roberta Drury, 31
* Margus Morrison, 52
* Andre Mackniel, 53
* Aaron Salter Jr., 55
* Celestine Chaney, 65
* Geraldine Talley, 62
* Heyward Patterson, 67
* Katherine Massey, 72
* Pearl Young, 77
* Ruth Whitfield, 86
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