MASS SHOOTING IN BUFFALO NEW YORK, KILLING AT LEAST 10 PEOPLE ,SUSPECTED HATE CRIME , RACIALLY MOTIVATED.

By A Chandrayee Roy Choudhury, Canada: At least 10 people are dead and another three wounded after a mass shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, that authorities said was a "racially motivated hate crime."

The suspect entered a Tops supermarket shortly after 2:30 p.m. while wearing military fatigues, body armor and a tactical helmet and fired a rifle, according to law enforcement officials.

Investigators believe the suspect may have been livestreaming the shooting and were looking into whether he had posted a manifesto online, the official said. The official cautioned the investigation was in its preliminary stages and that authorities hadn't yet discerned a clear motive, but were investigating whether the shooting was racially motivated.

An 18-year-old white, male suspect is in custody, police said.

The gunman shot four people in the parking lot, three fatally, before proceeding inside the store where he was confronted by a retired Buffalo police officer working security, police said.

The guard shot and struck the suspect, but without effect due to the body armor, police said.The gunman then proceeded to shoot nine more people inside the store, police said.