Accused shooter's log says he fired AR-15 with his 'buddy Matt' before Buffalo mass killing From the Complete coverage: 10 killed, 3 wounded in mass shooting at Buffalo supermarket series By Matthew Spina News Staff Reporter Jun 2, 2022 Jun 2, 2022 Updated Feb 15, 2023 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As Payton Gendron planned a massacre, he wrote that he had one friend in life, his "buddy Matt."kAm%92EVD 9@H v6?5C@?[ :? 9:D =@8[ @7E6? C676CD E@ |2EE96H y] r2D25@[ `h[ H9@ 925 366? 2 D49@@=>2E6 7@C J62CD :? r@?<=:?]k^AmkAmv6?5C@? D2:5 96 D9@H65 r2D25@ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^3F772=@?6HD]4@>^?6HD^=@42=^H62A@?\FD65\:?\D2EFC52JD\2EE24<\3@C6\H9:E6\DFAC6>24:DE\DJ>3@=\?2>6D\@7\@E96C\8F?>6?^2CE:4=60`37haf4a\5ded\``64\3623\`bb3_`6aa23f]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmE96 2DD2F=E C:7=6k^2m AFC492D65 7@C E96 D=2F89E6C :? qF772=@]k^Am kAm“(6?E E@ 7C:6?5 |2EEVD 9@FD6 E@52J[ D9@H65 9:> >J :==682= )|\`d 2?5 96 D2:5 96 =:<65 :E[Q v6?5C@? 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