Attorney Ben Crump speaks, standing with families of the May 14 shooting victims and their attorneys, during a press conference, Wednesday, July 12, in Buffalo, N.Y. Victims and relatives of last year’s mass shooting at a Buffalo supermarket announced Wednesday they are suing the social media sites, weapons retailers and others who they say “loaded the gun” the assailant used to kill 10 Black people and wound three other victims in an attack fueled by racist conspiracy theories he encountered online. (Libby March/The Buffalo News via AP)
The assailant who was convicted of a racially-motivated shooting massacre he livestreamed in Buffalo had a litany of corporate “conspirators” who prioritized profits over safety, a team of trial attorneys for the victims’ families said Wednesday from a Black church in western New York.
Approximately two dozen defendants, mostly social media companies, firearm and body armor manufacturers, along with the shooter’s parents, were listed in the 170-plus page complaint that seeks punitive damages, attorney fees and relief to fund education and treatment for excessive and problematic use of social media.
