a teacher was killed. a taxi driver just to mention a few. and celestine cheney, survivor of breast cancer and brain aneurysms. i m sorry we re talking under these circumstances. can you just tell us a little bit about your mom? what was she like? oh, she was a beautiful person, outgoing, life of the party, you know? strong woman. she raised a single son by herself, you know? she was a beautiful person. and she must have loved her grand children. she definitely loved her grand children. how many grand kids does she have? six. wow. and one great grand. wow. that s amazing. and i know your family has said that she just would like to spread joy wherever she went. yep. that was her. she just was the life of the party, happy person. i mean, for for you know, she s a survivor of breast cancer, two brain aneurysms three brain aneurysms. three? wow. how are you how are you dealing with all this? day by day. i understand your mom was at the store wi
authorities believe carrying out reconnaisance just one day before the massacre. the suspect taken into custody on saturday. police say he was heavily armed wearing tactical gear with a camera, livestreaming his rampage. authorities say they have uncovered efvidence that this supermarket was not his only target, and if he had not been stopped, the death toll would have been much higher. he got out of here to continue his rampage and continue shooting people. he had even spoken about possibly going to another store. the scene of this massacre has the highest black populated zip code in new york. police say he posted a manifesto online, describing himself as a white supremacist. we have omar jimenez. reporter: details show the suspect planned the attack months in advance. investigators say he is believed to have scoured the store in early march to prepare for his gunfire. because of the body armor he had on, he could have easily retreated back into that store where ther
donald trump did. and who can actually get there on day one and make a big difference because the country is sliding away from us. the pennsylvania senate race has the democrats best chance to flip a republican seat to their side. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster. it is tuesday, may 17th. and in the coming hours joe biden and the first lady are set to travel to buffalo, new york where they will pay their respects to the victims of saturday s racially motivated shooting and meet with their families. the visit comes as we learn new details about the 18-year-old accused of opening fire in a supermarket. investigators say the suspect travelled 200 miles to the area two months ago and he was there this past friday for what authorities say was recognizance. just a day before the massacre. absolutely incredible someone with so much hate in their heart, so much hate in their head, traveled from more than three hours to get to this community, a commun
potentially they are witnesses, potentially, they are victims, you know. reporter: potentially they re the key to this whole thing. exactly, potentially they re the key to this whole thing. reporter: tonight, some shops are closing early. there s frustration with police and fear in the community. did you hear anything that night, anything out of the ordinary? no, i m like 50 yards away. reporter: yeah. like, that s scary for me. reporter: police walking back earlier claims that there s no threat to the public. we still believe it s a targeted attack. but the reality is, there s still a person out there who committed four horrible, horrible crimes. so, i think we got to go back to, there is a threat out there still, possibly. reporter: investigators piecing together a timeline, with videos from that night. two of the victims seen here at a food truck on their way home from a bar. the other two had returned from a party. police found no signs of forced entry, but kayl
the alleged gunman meticulously planned the attack months in advance. investigators saying he s believed to have scouted the store in early march and prepared for a gun fight. because of the body armor that he had on, he could have easily retreated back into that store, where there were dozens of other customers in that store fleeing for their lives which could have turned that into a barricade and further slaughter. reporter: investigators piecing together the sequence of events from what authorities say was a racially motivated attack. the suspect seemingly planned on killing more black people if he could. it appears that way. again, we need to drill down further. reporter: federal investigators drilling down further, going to the home where the 18-year-old suspect lived with his parents, as well as the gun store where the suspect purchased the bush master assault rifle. they re also looking into his planning ahead of the attack, inclu including illegally modifying