Buffalo Shooter Challenges Charges, Citing Lack of Minority Representation on Grand Jury
Attorneys representing Payton Gendron, the perpetrator of the Buffalo supermarket shooting, have moved to dismiss the federal charges against him, citing a lack of minority representation on the grand jury. They claim that the grand jury that indicted Gendron did not accurately reflect the demographic makeup of the community. Judge Vilardo, while noting the irony of the claim in a hate crimes case, did not immediately rule on the motion. The prosecution maintains that any disparities were within acceptable guidelines and not a systematic exclusion, while the defense argues the opposite.
John Q. Hosedrinker