Margus Morrison, 52, was shopping at Tops and then planned to see his mother. He never made it there From the Complete coverage: 10 killed, 3 wounded in mass shooting at Buffalo supermarket series By Jon Harris and Sandra Tan News Staff Reporters May 17, 2022 May 17, 2022 Updated Feb 17, 2026 0 Margus D. Morrison, 52, was one of the 10 men and women who died at Tops. Courtesy of Frederick Morrison Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Jon Harris and Sandra Tan News Staff Reporters Frederick Morrison had just talked to his older brother around 12:30 p.m. Saturday.kAm|2C8FD |@CC:D@? E@=5 9:> 96 H2D 8@:?8 E@ %@AD D@@? 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