US Prosecutors to Seek Rare Death Sentence for New York Mass Shooter

Federal prosecutors want Payton Gendron executed.

Payton Gendron (C) listens as he is sentenced to life in prison without parole for domestic terrorism motivated by hate and each of the 10 counts of first-degree murder in an Erie County court room in Buffalo, N.Y., on Feb. 15, 2023. Derek Gee/The Buffalo News via AP, Pool

U.S. prosecutors said Jan. 12 they’re seeking the death penalty for Payton Gendron, the New York man who killed 10 people in a grocery store in 2022.

“A sentence of death is justified,” Trini Ross, the U.S. attorney for the western district of New York, said in a court filing.