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Attorneys for survivors of Buffalo shooting and family of victim file lawsuits against shooter’s parents, gun companies and social media companies

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By Rob Frehse, CNN (CNN) — Attorneys representing survivors and a family member of one of the victims who died in the racist mass shooting in a Buffalo grocery store last year have filed two lawsuits against social media companies, the shooter’s parents and gun companies alleging they facilitated an…

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16 articles, oldest first.

  1. Forbes

    Buffalo Supermarket Shooting Witnesses Suing Gun Store—And Social Media Sites Used By Shooter (opens Forbes)

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    The mass shooting witnesses are suing Reddit and YouTube, where they say the Buffalo shooter was radicalized.

  2. WHEC Rochester

    Witnesses of Buffalo mass shooting file suit against social media and gun companies (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    BUFFALO, N.Y. — In a rare legal move, more than a dozen people who last year witnessed a white gunman open fire and kill 10 Black people at a Tops grocery store in Buffalo have filed a lawsuit over the trauma they endured.

  3. NBC News

    Witnesses of Buffalo mass shooting file rare lawsuit against social media and gun companies (opens NBC News)

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    Sixteen people who witnessed a gunman open fire on a Tops grocery store in Buffalo, New York — but avoided critical injuries — sued Tuesday over the trauma they endured.

  4. The Buffalo News

    Buffalo shooting survivors say social media companies and a body armor maker enabled the killer (opens The Buffalo News)

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    A pair of lawsuits claim social media companies and a body armor manufacturer enabled the gunman who killed 10 Black people in a racist attack at a Buffalo, New York,

  5. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Buffalo mass shooting witnesses sue gun industry, others for trauma (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    In a lawsuit filed Tuesday, survivors of the Buffalo mass shooting alleged members of the gun industry, social media companies and the shooter's parents facilitated, enabled or failed to prevent

  6. KTVZ Bend

    Attorneys for survivors of Buffalo shooting and family of victim file lawsuits against shooter’s parents, gun companies and social media companies (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Rob Frehse, CNN (CNN) — Attorneys representing survivors and a family member of one of the victims who died in the racist mass shooting in a Buffalo grocery store last year have filed two lawsuits against social media companies, the shooter’s parents and gun companies alleging they facilitated an…

  7. New York Post

    Google, YouTube sued for allegedly enabling mass shooting in Buffalo that left 10 dead (opens New York Post)

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    YouTube, Reddit and Google are among the social media sites being sued for allegedly promoting “extreme and harmful” content that enabled Payton Gendron to kill 10 black people in a hat…

  8. Black Enterprise

    Witnesses to Buffalo Mass Shooting Sue Social Media and Gun Companies (opens Black Enterprise)

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    Sixteen people who witnessed a white supremacist kill 10 Black victims have sued social media companies and firearms suppliers.

  9. FOX 5 New York

    Buffalo shooting survivors file lawsuit sighting that social media and body armor enabled the killer (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    The lawsuits accuse the defendants of helping provide motivation, equipment or knowledge to the gunman.

  10. Axios

    Lawsuits accuse social media giants of contributing to Buffalo mass shooter's radicalization (opens Axios)

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    YouTube and its parent companies and Reddit are named in the suit over the 2022 shooting that left 10 Black people dead.

  11. Fortune

    YouTube and Reddit are sued for allegedly enabling the racist mass shooting in Buffalo that left 10 dead (opens Fortune)

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    The complementary lawsuits claim that the massacre in 2022 was made possible by tech giants, a local gun shop, and the gunman’s parents.

  12. Politico

    Buffalo shooting survivors say social media companies enabled the killer (opens Politico)

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    They are also suing a manufacturer of body armor and the gunman's parents, among others.

  13. Fox News

    Buffalo shooting survivors sue social media giants they argue 'addicted,' 'radicalized' killer gunman (opens Fox News)

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    YouTube and Reddit are accused of contributing to the "radicalization" of the Tops supermarket shooter in Buffalo, New York, in a pair of new lawsuits.

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