Attorneys for the gunman who murdered 10 Black people in a racially motivated mass shooting at a Buffalo grocery store are arguing the convicted killer should be exempt from the death penalty. Since Payton Gendron was 18 years old at the time in May 2022 when he stormed Tops Supermarket armed with an AR-15 and sprayed unassuming shoppers in a predominantly Black neighborhood, his defense team said his brain was still undergoing cognitive development, inhibiting his decision making skills, and should thus be reason enough to spare his life. “The science is … clear and uniform: People under 21…
