Saturday, authorities announced that ten people were killed in a "mass shooting" at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York's second-largest city.

The attack at the Tops Friendly Market resulted in three further injuries, according to Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia.

The FBI started investigating a "hate crime" and " racially motivated extremism."

What is known about the incident?

According to investigators, a heavily armed 18-year-old white male entered the supermarket and opened fire.

Investigators suspect that the suspect live-streamed the shooting. According to witnesses, he wore military-style gear and carried a rifle while wearing body armor.

The grocery is located in a predominantly Black neighborhood, surrounded by mainly residential.

The suspect is currently being questioned by the FBI while in police custody.

Biden condemns domestic terrorist attacks.

According to White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, President Joe Biden was briefed on the "horrific shooting" and its aftermath.

Biden stated in a statement that officials were still investigating the motive for the killing, but "we don't need anything else to state a clear moral truth: A racially motivated hate crime is abhorrent to the very fabric of this nation."

"Any act of domestic terrorism, including an act perpetrated in the name of a repugnant white nationalist ideology, is antithetical to everything we stand for in America," he stated.

Kathy Hochul, the governor of New York, tweeted that she will "ensure law enforcement has what they need to prosecute the shooter to the fullest extent."

The mayor of Buffalo, Bryon Brown, urged community togetherness on what he termed a "day of great pain for our community."

"Many of us have been in and out of this supermarket many times," he told the media. We cannot allow this terrible individual to split our community or nation.

The shooting on Saturday followed recent racially motivated mass murders in the United States.

Despite the recurrence of mass shootings, Congress has failed to adopt several legislation designed to reduce gun violence.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the United States recorded 19,350 firearm-related homicides in 2020, an increase of over 35 percent from 2019. (CDC).