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Gregory Bush, a white man accused of killing two Black shoppers at a Kroger grocery store in Jeffersontown, Ky has been indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury on hate crimes and firearm charges.

The 51-year-old is charged with “shooting and killing two victims because of their race and color; and for shooting at a third man because of his race and color,” according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney Russell Coleman in the Western District of Kentucky.

Coleman said in a statement, “There is no place for hate-fueled violence in our community or Commonwealth. Federal, state, and local law enforcement stand united to ensure that Kentuckians can shop, worship, or attend school without the specter of fear.”

The indictment alleges that Bush committed the killings “after substantial planning and premeditation.

Police said Bush opened fire in the supermarket on Oct. 24 where he fatally shoots Maurice Stallard, 69, in the back of the head and several more times. Then on his way out of the store he fatally shot Vickie Lee Jones, 67, in the parking lot.

A white man who was in the parking lot during the shooting told reporters Bush walked by and said “Don’t shoot me. I won’t shoot you. Whites don’t shoot whites” NPR reported.

If convicted Bush may face life in prison or even execution. Bush pleaded not guilty on Nov. 2 to two counts of murder, one count of attempted murder and two counts of wanton endangerment according to CNN.

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