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Buffalo Community Reacts to Grocery Store Tragedy

This document summarizes community reactions in Buffalo, NY following a mass shooting at a grocery store that killed 10 people. Local leaders and residents express sadness over the lives lost, as well as anger over the racist motivation of the attack. Many in the community feel unsafe and that their safe neighborhood grocery store is now a site of trauma. Investigators continue to process evidence at the scene as the community grieves.

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Buffalo Community Reacts to Grocery Store Tragedy

This document summarizes community reactions in Buffalo, NY following a mass shooting at a grocery store that killed 10 people. Local leaders and residents express sadness over the lives lost, as well as anger over the racist motivation of the attack. Many in the community feel unsafe and that their safe neighborhood grocery store is now a site of trauma. Investigators continue to process evidence at the scene as the community grieves.

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(WALKER GRAHAM LOOK LIVE INTRO)

Tonight — as FBI investigators process the scene — inside Tops Friendly Market — community members
who knew the place as their neighborhood grocery store — reflect on how they feel.

There’s Sadness — anger — over 10 lives lost — allegedly because of 18 year old Peyton Gendron’s
racism.

(PKG)

As night fell in Buffalo — prayers lifted hope that the pain will pass...

(SOT @ 6:15:54 - 6:15:57 Crystal Peoples-Stokes / Majority Leader, New York State Assembly)
“It’s my plan to go visit each and every family that has lost somebody.”

That’ll take time — says New York Assemblywoman Crystal Peoples-Stokes — majority leader of the
New York State Assembly.

Peoples-Stokes hugged in the street — next to grocery store — in her neighborhood... she’s sad... also
angry.

(SOT @ 6:15:18 - 6:15:26 Crystal Peoples-Stokes/ Majority Leader, New York State Assembly)
“People would travel from their own community where they’re safe at to mine to come and hurt people
in such a horrific way.”

Chelsea Willams works at a nearby hospital… said she had to come by to see for herself.

(Chelsea Willams / works near grocery store @ 5:46:25 - 5:46:30)


“He came to a grocery store. This could have been any store.”

But was it the Tops — at Jefferson and Riley —likely intentional — stress officials — because of the
neighborhood’s majority Black composition.

(SOT JACE WILLIAMS / BUFFALO RESIDENT @ 5:43:26 - 5:43:38)


“The slogan around here is Buffalo is the city of neighbors, and so you see something like this happen
here in this community is just surreal for me and I never thought I’d see something like that around
here.”

Leniece Lewis brought a bouquet of flowers to one of many memorials.

Lewis’ grief — deepened — by her thoughts.

She says her son called her yesterday… asking if she knew what had happened at their neighborhood
grocery store.

(SOT Leniece Lewis / BUFFALO RESIDENT @ 5:51:56 - 5:52:06)


“I broke down crying, I said, I was on my way there but I kept procrastinating at home so I believe my life
was spared.”

Sadness drapes the block… the city.

Anger also has a place here — too… said Toni Airington.

(SOT Toni Airington / BUFFALO RESIDENT @ 5:59:19 - 5:59:30)


“It becomes tiring. I have little brothers. I have little sisters and it’s scary to even go to the grocery store
to provide meals for my family because I’m scared of what could happen.”

(WALKER GRAHAM TAG)

Witnesses described hearing 20 gunshots or more Saturday.

Investigators say evidence continues to be collected — and processed.

Local officials stressing they’re in the early stages of what they contend will be a lengthy process.

Reporting from Buffalo, New York, BW.

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