Durbin & Pressley Urge DOJ Not to Pursue Death Penalty for Buffalo Mass Shooter
Two Democratic congressional lawmakers have issued a joint statement demanding that the Department of Justice (DOJ) reverse its decision to seek a death penalty judgment for the mass shooter who killed 10 Black shoppers at a grocery store in Buffalo in 2022, noting that such a punishment wouldn’t produce any real justice for the families of victims. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) and Rep.