One of Gendron's classmates, Nathan Twitchell, told The New York Times that he wore a hazmat suit to class following the resumption of in-person learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Payton Gendron in a hazmat suit. Officials said during a press conference on Saturday that they believe the shooting was racially motivated and pointed to a roughly 180-page manifesto that the shooter wrote and posted before allegedly shooting a total of 13 people.
Another yearbook picture obtained by Fox News Digital has a caption stating "Most interesting mask" below Gendron's picture.Gendron also wrote in a March 25 Discord post that he stabbed and beheaded a feral cat, according to the, and allegedly justified the beheading by stating that the animal was attacking their family cat Paige.
Gendron took detailed notes of the killing and wrote details such as how many times the cat's neck was slashed until its head was detached from the body, and added that he felt no emotions afterwards. Payton Gendron arrives for a hearing at the Erie County Courthouse on May 19, 2022 in Buffalo, New York. He also wrote in a Feb. 27 Discord entry that he hopes his family can take care of the family cat "when I’m gone."
It’s going to be a psychotic disorder probably schizophrenia