The white man accused of killing 10 Black people in Buffalo will be back in court

The white man accused of killing¹ 10 Black people in Buffalo² will be back in court

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A court hearing will be held Thursday in Buffalo, N.Y., for the white man accused of going on a deadly, racist⁴ rampage at a supermarket in a mostly Black neighborhood.

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:

The 18-year-old white man accused of a mass shooting in Buffalo, N.Y., appeared in court today. It was a short hearing. Prosecutors⁵ were given more time to put together their case against the alleged⁶ gunman who killed 10 Black people at a supermarket. NPR's Cheryl Corley was in the courtroom and joins us now. Cheryl, describe the scene there today.

CHERYL CORLEY, BYLINE⁷: Well, first, the prosecuting⁸ attorneys came out - there were three of them - and then the defense⁹ team - also three attorneys - and the suspect. And he came into court wearing an orange jumpsuit and shackles¹⁰. In the audience, there were family members of the victims. And as you mentioned, it was a short hearing. The prosecutors asked for and received more time. The next court date is in June. As the suspect was being led out of the courtroom, there was an outburst in the court. A woman in the audience shouted, hey, you're a coward. And after that, everybody was urged to leave the courtroom.

MARTIN: Did any attorney speak after the hearing?

CORLEY: Well, no. The prosecution¹¹ didn't speak, and neither did the defense. The DA's office did send out a news release saying that the next court date would be for June 9. Although no one spoke¹² publicly, we did hear from the DA, John Flynn, earlier in the week who said that this is not an open-and-shut case.

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JOHN FLYNN: Emotions are high. I understand the rawness of this matter. However, I do not operate in the court of public opinion. I operate in a court of law. And this defendant¹³ is innocent until proven guilty.

CORLEY: And Flynn said more charges may come, however, after a grand jury does convene¹⁴ and investigates the shooting and there's also a parallel federal investigation¹⁵.

MARTIN: This massacre¹⁶ was livestreamed for about 2 minutes on a social media channel before it was taken down. The suspect also apparently¹⁷ posted documents with racist language promoting white supremacy¹⁸. Are those going to factor into the trial?

CORLEY: You know, it really depends on whether those things are admitted in court. The battle over evidence always plays out in trials in and what evidence is allowed is sure to be an argument between the defense and prosecutors if the plea remains¹⁹ the same and as this case moves forward.

MARTIN: So I want to talk about New York Governor Kathy Hochul. Along with the state's attorney general, she has decided²⁰ to go after social media companies, right? Tell us what she wants to do.

CORLEY: Well, Governor Hochul says the nation's biggest threat is really the mainstreaming of hate speech and white supremacy and easy access to military-style weapons and ammunition²¹. She sent a referral letter requesting Attorney General Letitia James to investigate social media platforms like Twitch²² and 4chan and others that were apparently used to amplify²³ the attack here. And Hochul says she also signed an executive order that sets up a domestic terrorism unit.

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KATHY HOCHUL: They'll develop the best practices for law enforcement, for mental health professionals, for school officials to address the rise in homegrown extremism. And we'll make sure that they're trained to know how it occurs, where it occurs and how to stop it.

MARTIN: The governor also announced tighter gun controls, at least plans for them.

CORLEY: Yes. She asked state lawmakers to close gun law loopholes that allow specialty²⁴ guns to be sold without permits and lots of other things in a very comprehensive package.

MARTIN: OK. We'll look for more on that. NPR's Cheryl Corley in Buffalo, thank you.

CORLEY: You're welcome.

1 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

2 buffalo   

n.(北美)野牛；(亚洲)水牛

参考例句：

• Asian buffalo isn't as wild as that of America's. 亚洲水牛比美洲水牛温顺些。
• The boots are made of buffalo hide. 这双靴子是由水牛皮制成的。

3 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

4 racist   

n.种族主义者，种族主义分子

参考例句：

• a series of racist attacks 一连串的种族袭击行为
• His speech presented racist ideas under the guise of nationalism. 他的讲话以民族主义为幌子宣扬种族主义思想。

5 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

6 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

7 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

8 prosecuting   

检举、告发某人( prosecute的现在分词 )； 对某人提起公诉； 继续从事（某事物）； 担任控方律师

参考例句：

• The witness was cross-examined by the prosecuting counsel. 证人接受控方律师的盘问。
• Every point made by the prosecuting attorney was telling. 检查官提出的每一点都是有力的。

9 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

10 shackles   

手铐( shackle的名词复数 )； 脚镣； 束缚； 羁绊

参考例句：

• a country struggling to free itself from the shackles of colonialism 为摆脱殖民主义的枷锁而斗争的国家
• The cars of the train are coupled together by shackles. 火车的车厢是用钩链连接起来的。

11 prosecution   

n.起诉，告发，检举，执行，经营

参考例句：

• The Smiths brought a prosecution against the organizers.史密斯家对组织者们提出起诉。
• He attempts to rebut the assertion made by the prosecution witness.他试图反驳原告方证人所作的断言。

12 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

13 defendant   

n.被告；adj.处于被告地位的

参考例句：

• The judge rejected a bribe from the defendant's family.法官拒收被告家属的贿赂。
• The defendant was borne down by the weight of evidence.有力的证据使被告认输了。

14 convene   

v.集合，召集，召唤，聚集，集合

参考例句：

• The Diet will convene at 3p.m. tomorrow.国会将于明天下午三点钟开会。
• Senior officials convened in October 1991 in London.1991年10月，高级官员在伦敦会齐。

15 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

16 massacre   

n.残杀，大屠杀；v.残杀，集体屠杀

参考例句：

• There was a terrible massacre of villagers here during the war.在战争中，这里的村民惨遭屠杀。
• If we forget the massacre,the massacre will happen again!忘记了大屠杀，大屠杀就有可能再次发生！

17 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

18 supremacy   

n.至上；至高权力

参考例句：

• No one could challenge her supremacy in gymnastics.她是最优秀的体操运动员，无人能胜过她。
• Theoretically,she holds supremacy as the head of the state.从理论上说，她作为国家的最高元首拥有至高无上的权力。

19 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

20 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

21 ammunition   

n.军火，弹药

参考例句：

• A few of the jeeps had run out of ammunition.几辆吉普车上的弹药已经用光了。
• They have expended all their ammunition.他们把弹药用光。

22 twitch   

v.急拉，抽动，痉挛，抽搐；n.扯，阵痛，痉挛

参考例句：

• The smell made my dog's nose twitch.那股气味使我的狗的鼻子抽动着。
• I felt a twitch at my sleeve.我觉得有人扯了一下我的袖子。

23 amplify   

vt.放大，增强；详述，详加解说

参考例句：

• The new manager wants to amplify the company.新经理想要扩大公司。
• Please amplify your remarks by giving us some examples.请举例详述你的话。

24 specialty   

n.(speciality)特性，特质；专业，专长

参考例句：

• Shell carvings are a specialty of the town.贝雕是该城的特产。
• His specialty is English literature.他的专业是英国文学。