Buffalo mass shooter during sentencing scuffle
During the emotional statement by Barbara Massey, the sister of Katherine Massey, a man standing next to her lunged toward the shooter in court.
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During the emotional statement by Barbara Massey, the sister of Katherine Massey, a man standing next to her lunged toward the shooter in court.
Judge Susan Eagan sentenced the white gunman, who killed 10 Black people and injured 3 others in a racist attack in Buffalo on May 14, to life in prison without parole.
Calvin D. Clemons pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and received an indeterminate sentence of 35 years to life.
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A 19-year-old female from Niagara Falls is headed to prison for manslaughter.