Topical Racial motives seen in shooting that left 10 dead in Buffalo supermarket From the Complete coverage: 10 killed, 3 wounded in mass shooting at Buffalo supermarket series By Stephen T. Watson News Staff Reporter May 14, 2022 May 14, 2022 Updated Feb 17, 2026 0 Erie County District Attorney John Flynn at the scene of the mass shooting at the Tops on Jefferson Avenue in Buffalo. Mark Mulville/Buffalo News Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Stephen T. Watson News Staff Reporter This is a developing breaking news situation. 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Gunman, 18, drove more than 3 hours to Buffalo to commit hate crime, officials say Payton S. Gendron, 18, of Broome County, was arraigned before Buffalo City Court Judge Craig Hannah on a first-degree murder charge. If found …
The Editorial Board: Horror in Buffalo – A terrible day will leave scars for many. They need the comfort this city can offer. "The information is coming quickly, and it is enraging. Not only did a heavily armed kid from the Binghamton area drive to Buffalo to commit m…
A horrific day at Tops, a store that brought joy to a neighborhood "We are shocked and deeply saddened by this senseless act of violence and our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families," T…
Tops shooting victim Ruth Whitfield devoted her life to her family Holding vigil Saturday night outside the Tops supermarket where his 86-year-old mother was one of the 10 people murdered hours earlier in the …
Buffalo's worst mass shooting takes 10 lives, leaves 3 wounded; attack called 'a racially motivated hate crime' Ten people were gunned down at a Buffalo supermarket Saturday in a horrifying mass shooting that officials were quick to label as "pure evil" …
Buffalo Council president after mass shooting: 'If you're silent right now, you're not a friend of mine' "This is not the time to tear up our own community, because our community did not do this," True Bethel Bishop and Buffalo Common Council Pres…
FBI seeking photos and video from Tops Market shooting The FBI is asking anyone who has photos or videos related to the mass shooting at Tops Market on Jefferson Avenue in Buffalo Saturday to submi…
Mental health counselors available all day at Johnnie B. Wiley Center Mental health counselors from an array of agencies will be available until 9 p.m. at the Johnnie B. Wiley Center, 1100 Jefferson Ave., followi…
The victims: What we know about those killed, injured in Tops shooting They were just doing ordinary things on a beautiful summerlike spring day, until a man armed with a high-power rifle drove three hours to Buff…
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