Ten people were killed in a shooting at a New York supermarket

 Ten people were killed in a shooting at a New York supermarket

Ten people have been killed in a shooting in the US state of New York.

An 18-year-old man has been arrested at the scene in Buffalo, New York's second-largest city, but police have not yet released his name.

''The suspect entered a busy supermarket on Saturday afternoon and opened fire.'' Police said he also used a camera to stream the attack online.

The FBI has called the shooting an, ''act of violent extremism.''

New York Governor Kathy Hochhol has said the suspect is a "white supremacist who is involved in terrorism."

He told a news conference in Buffalo that it was a "military operation" targeting people who simply wanted to buy from the store.

''The president and first lady are praying for the victims and their families,'' A statement from the White House said.

"We are investigating this incident as both a hate crime and violent racist extremism," FBI agent in charge Stephen Belongia told a news conference in the Buffalo office.

He said, ''The suspect is believed to have driven for hours to reach the black area of ​​the city.''

Police Commissioner Joseph Grameglia said 13 people had been shot and that most of the victims were black.

According to police, three people working in the supermarket were injured and no one was injured.

A retired police officer, who was working as a security guard in a supermarket, tried to shoot the suspect but he was among those killed.

Police said the suspect had a powerful rifle and was wearing a helmet with protective clothing.

District Attorney John Flynn said the man was charged in court with first-degree murder (intentional and premeditated murder). He further added that further charges could be leveled against the accused.

An eyewitness to the attack on the other side of the street told local media that he saw a shooter dressed in military uniform firing.

''Then I saw that man was shooting at people who were bent over like an army.''

Shonell Harris, who worked at the store at the time of the attack, told Buffalo News that she heard gunshots more than 70 times as she ran through the back door to escape the building.

"The store was full," he said. It was Saturday. It was like a nightmare. "

Speaking to CBS Network, police sources alleged that the man was also uttering racial slurs during the attack.

''This is the worst nightmare any community can face," Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown told reporters at a news conference.It's painful and we're worried right now.''

"We cannot allow this hateful person to divide our community or our country," he added.

Describing the aftermath of the attack, a police officer said: "It was like a scene from a horror movie but everything was real. It was like Armageddon. "