Date uploaded: 2022-05-15 17:33:37
A teenage gunman killed 10 people and wounded three more in a hate-fueled shooting rampage at a Buffalo supermarket.
Vigils and prayers services were being held across this mourning city Sunday following the shooting.
Eleven of the 13 people who were shot were Black, Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia said. The suspect, who was taken into custody at the scene, is white. The FBI is investigating the shooting as a hate crime and racially-motivated violent extremism.
Voice Buffalo and other equity advocacy groups organized a vigil near the shooting scene that drew a crowd of hundreds Sunday morning. Among the speakers was the Rev. Mark Blue, president of the Buffalo NAACP, who called for unity among residents of all races.
Blue told the gathered crowd that everyone must "continue to support those who have been victimized by this heinous act" of racism.
"Too much hurt is in our community," Blue said. "We are only stronger when we are together."
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📸: Joshua Bessex, AP
