Topical 'We have bodies down here': Police radio transmissions reveal grim scene at Saturday's mass killing From the Complete coverage: 10 killed, 3 wounded in mass shooting at Buffalo supermarket series By Aaron Besecker News Staff Reporter May 14, 2022 May 14, 2022 Updated Feb 17, 2026 0 A police officer manages the scene outside the Tops Markets on Jefferson Avenue in Buffalo in the aftermath of the mass shooting. Derek Gee/Buffalo News Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Aaron Besecker News Staff Reporter On police radio, it began like so many other shootings in Buffalo – a dispatcher directs a couple of police cars to a "shots fired" call.kAmxE H2D 23@FE aib` A]>]k^AmkAm%96 255C6DD @7 E96 42==i `afd y6776CD@? pG6][ 2 %@AD DFA6C>2C<6E]k^AmkAmp3@FE 2 >:?FE6 =2E6C[ qF772=@ A@=:46 2?5 7:C67:89E6CD 2CC:G:?8 2E E96 D46?6 C6A@CE65 E96J D2H 3@5:6D @FED:56] k^AmkA 4=2DDlQE?4>D\:?=:?6\=:?<Qmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^3F772=@?6HD]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^e6g`ba72\5b3f\``64\2f`c\a3b73627gcg4QmqF772=@VD H@CDE >2DD D9@@E:?8 E2<6D `_ =:G6D[ =62G6D b H@F?565j 2EE24< 42==65 V2 C24:2==J >@E:G2E65 92E6 4C:>6Vk^2mk^Am People are also reading… A year of transformation for the Saltville PD Adding river float trips in Chilhowie is one tourism goal Marion OKs adding fee to delinquent taxes to help collect them Meet Smyth’s Pet of the Week: Diamond Smyth County's Val Mutter: An Unsung Legal Hero Spanberger sends message with appointments to higher ed panel Update: One victim, gunman dead after shooting in ODU classroom Virginia General Assembly going to special session to resolve budget standoff Pentagon eyes Virginia Tech for senior officers in place of ‘woke’ Ivy League Woolly mourns creator, makes forecast Update: ODU students disarmed and killed gunman who attacked classroom, source says US military refueling plane goes down in Iraq; 4 dead as rescue efforts continue Right to Contraception Act on its way to Gov. 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Mark Mulville / Buffalo News Reach Aaron at abesecker[at]buffnews.com or 716-849-4602. In this Series Complete coverage: 10 killed, 3 wounded in mass shooting at Buffalo supermarket Updated Feb 17, 2026 Hochul pledges pursuit of justice after shooting, calls on sites to crack down on white supremacist content Updated Feb 17, 2026 Sean Kirst: In Buffalo, hearing the song of a grieving child who 'could not weep anymore' Updated Feb 17, 2026 Recently retired police officer, mother of former fire commissioner both killed in Tops shooting 250 updates Previous Next 0 Comments Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. 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Photos: Police, crowds gather at scene of Tops mass killing Ten people were killed by a gunman dressed in body armor and armed with a high-powered rifle, while three others were wounded – two of them cr…
Wiley Pavilion director heard the gunshots, kept group of teens with him Cedric Holloway, the director of the Johnnie B Wiley Pavilion, was inside the community center with more than a dozen kids and teenagers when …
Police investigating Buffalo mass shooting as 'racially motivated violent extremism' "This is pure evil, a racially motivated hate crime," said John Garcia, the Erie County Sheriff, citing certain pieces of evidence that he cho…
Gunman posted live video of Buffalo mass shooting on social media Still images and video clips purportedly showing portions of the shooting had circulated on social media in the hours after the horrific mass …
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…
Mass shooting seen as symbol of spread of white supremacist ideology The mass murder in Buffalo's African-American community – and the 18-year-old accused of committing it – quickly came to be seen as something …
Watch now: Officials talk about preliminary investigation of Tops mass shooting Erie County District Attorney John Flynn, FBI Buffalo field office Special Agent in Charge Stephen Belongia and Gov. Kathy Hochul address the …
Watch now: Gov. Kathy Hochul talks with media about Tops mass shooting Gov. Kathy Hochul addresses the media in the aftermath of the mass shooting that killed 10 and wounded three at a Tops Markets on Jefferson Av…
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…
