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News Articles: buffalo shooting

A cyclist pauses outside the site of the supermarket shooting in Buffalo, N.Y. With the Tops store closed for the foreseeable future, the community around it has been left without easy access to healthy and affordable food.

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  • Health

The Buffalo shooting is a reminder that millions don't live near a grocery store

Grocery stores provide healthy foods, create jobs and offer a place for community connection. "We started calling them front-line and essential workers for a reason," says one food access advocate.

May 25, 2022
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By:
  • Laurel Wamsley
Flowers are left at a makeshift memorial outside of the Tops market on May 15 in Buffalo, N.Y.

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  • National

The Tops in Buffalo's East Side was a lifeline. Residents wonder if it should reopen

The Tops Friendly Markets grocery store opened on Jefferson Avenue on the East Side of Buffalo in 2003. It was a long road to get there.

May 21, 2022
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
Photos of people killed in the mass shooting at Tops grocery store in Buffalo, N.Y., are part of a memorial near the store.

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  • National

A 911 dispatcher may be fired for allegedly mishandling a Buffalo shooting call

A grocery worker whispered into her phone during a 911 call so she wouldn't draw the shooter's attention. She says the dispatcher yelled at her for whispering. The two ended up disconnected.

May 20, 2022
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By:
  • Amina Kilpatrick
Body armor on display at a store in Pennsylvania in 2011.

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  • National

Body armor, worn by the Buffalo shooter, faces far fewer regulations than guns

A security guard at the Tops market tried to fire back at the shooter, but his fire struck body armor instead. Experts say use of body armor by mass shooters has trended up in recent years.

May 20, 2022
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By:
  • Becky Sullivan
Police continue the investigation at the Tops supermarket May 18 in the Cold Spring neighborhood of Buffalo, N.Y. A gunman opened fire at the store on Saturday, killing 10 people and wounding three others. Police say it's being investigated as a racially motivated hate crime.

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  • National

Buffalo prosecutors get more time to build their case against a mass shooting suspect

Payton Gendron is accused in a racist supermarket attack that killed 10 people. On Thursday, a judge delayed the hearing that will decide if there's enough evidence to proceed to trial until June 9.

May 19, 2022
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By:
  • Cheryl Corley
Pastor Andre Kamoche, left, and Greg Jackson, with Rehoboth House of Prayer, help unload a truck of fresh produce to be given out to people affected by the Tops closure on Tuesday in Buffalo, N.Y.

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  • National

The Buffalo shooting shuttered Tops and left a food desert. Locals are stepping in.

Local organizations are behind food distributions in the East Side of Buffalo following the shooting at a Tops supermarket.

May 19, 2022
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
Pastor Andre Kamoche, left, and Greg Jackson, with Rehoboth House of Prayer, help unload a truck of fresh produce to be given out to people affected by the Tops closure on Tuesday in Buffalo, N.Y.

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  • National

The Buffalo shooting shuttered Tops and left a food desert. Locals are stepping in.

Local organizations are behind food distributions in the East Side of Buffalo following the shooting at a Tops supermarket.

May 19, 2022
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
New York Attorney General Letitia James on Wednesday announced a probe into online platforms, including Twitch and 4chan, in connection with the Buffalo mass shooting.

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  • Technology

New York attorney general launches probe of Twitch and Discord after Buffalo shooting

The investigation targets online platforms including video-streaming site Twitch, messaging platform Discord and the anonymous message board 4chan.

May 18, 2022
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
Investigators work the scene of a shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo, N.Y. on Monday.

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  • Race

Parts of the Buffalo shooter's alleged screed were copied from other sources

The 180-page document allegedly crafted by the Buffalo gunman included parts lifted from other sources, which experts say is common amongst mass shooters.

May 18, 2022
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By:
  • Jonathan Franklin
People participate in a vigil to honor the 10 people killed in Saturday's shooting at Tops market in Buffalo, New York.

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  • National

The Buffalo community honors victims of the Tops shooting and calls for big change

Members of the Buffalo community grieving loved ones organized an evening vigil that honored the shooting victims while combining stirring gospel music and calls to action.

May 18, 2022
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
On Sunday, a woman lights a candle at a makeshift memorial to the victims of Saturday's mass shooting at Tops market in Buffalo, N.Y.

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  • Arts & Life

Some are calling the Buffalo suspect a 'teenager.' Is that a privilege of his race?

The white supremacist suspect in Buffalo is 18 years old. Some news organizations and commentators have called him a "teenager" and "child" rather than a "man."

May 17, 2022
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By:
  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
Buffalo Police on scene at a Tops Friendly Market on May 14, 2022 in Buffalo, New York. According to reports, at least 10 people were killed after a mass shooting at the store with the shooter in police custody.

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  • National

President Biden will travel to Buffalo today to meet with shooting victims' families

Biden will visit the supermarket where last weekend's deadly shooting took place, as well as visit with local leaders and law enforcement.

May 17, 2022
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By:
  • Ashley Westerman
Buffalo Police on scene at a Tops Friendly Market on May 14, 2022 in Buffalo, New York. According to reports, at least 10 people were killed after a mass shooting at the store with the shooter in police custody.

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  • National

President Biden will travel to Buffalo today to meet with shooting victims' families

Biden will visit the supermarket where last weekend's deadly shooting took place, as well as visit with local leaders and law enforcement.

May 17, 2022
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By:
  • Ashley Westerman
Attorney Benjamin Crump, accompanied by the family of Ruth Whitfield, a victim of shooting at a supermarket, speaks with members of the media during a news conference in Buffalo, N.Y., on Monday.

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  • National

Relatives honor Ruth Whitfield, 86, as a devoted mom, wife and grandmother

Whitfield's children and grandchildren share treasured memories and calls to action at the event with their legal team, led by prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump.

May 16, 2022
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Investigators work the scene of a shooting at a supermarket, in Buffalo, N.Y., on Monday.

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  • Technology

The alleged Buffalo shooter livestreamed the attack. How sites can stop such videos

Using a GoPro camera attached to a helmet, the shooter streamed live on the site Twitch for two minutes before the stream was taken down. By then it was too late, and the video has spread elsewhere.

May 16, 2022
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By:
  • Nell Clark
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