The federal case against mass shooter Payton Gendron has been rescheduled to Aug. 17, 2026, beginning with in-person jury selection — more than four years after he killed 10 Black people and injured three others at a Tops supermarket in Buffalo.
The trial start date was originally set for Jan. 5.
BREAKING: Attorneys and federal court Judge Lawrence Vilardo set a new start date for the trial of Buffalo mass shooter Payton Gendron. The trial is now set for August 17, 2026. Four years after the shooting and about 8 months later than the previous [email protected]/Z260y8yMyp
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Gendron’s defense team has been pushing to delay the trial, recently filing a motion claiming the indictment was obtained in violation of the Fifth and Sixth Amendments. They also argued for an extension after losing an attorney to an extended illness in May…