Buffalo: Healing from Hate

Chronicling the community's recovery from a tragic mass shooting

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January 13

Department of Justice seeks death penalty for Buffalo supermarket mass shooter

In a first for the Biden administration, the Department of Justice is seeking the death penalty for the Buffalo supermarket mass shooter.
January 13
VIDEO: Department of Justice seeks death penalty for Buffalo supermarket mass shooter
January 12

Feds seek death penalty for Buffalo gunman, citing attempt to incite others

Gendron pleaded guilty on state charges of killing 10 people in May 2022.
January 12
Payton Gendron, center, listens as he is sentenced to life in prison without parole for domestic terrorism motivated by hate and each of the 10 counts of first-degree murder, in an Erie County court room, in Buffalo, N.Y., Feb 15, 2023.
January 12

Feds to seek death penalty for Buffalo mass shooter

The Justice Department cited the shooter's intentional infliction of bodily injury, intentional participation in an act resulting in death, and blatant racism associated with the shooting.
January 12
VIDEO: Feds to seek death penalty for Buffalo mass shooter
January 12

Justice Department seeking death penalty in Buffalo supermarket shooting case

Payton Gendron has already been sentenced to life without parole in the state case, but he still faces 27 federal counts and for those the Department of Justice says he's eligible for execution.
January 12
VIDEO: Justice Department seeking death penalty in Buffalo supermarket shooting case
January 12

Justice Department to seek death penalty in Buffalo shooting

The 20-year-old defendant was already sentenced to life in prison by New York state in the racially motivated mass shooting at a Buffalo supermarket.
January 12
VIDEO: Justice Department to seek death penalty in Buffalo shooting
May 05

The rise and fall of Black Buffalo

A historical look at how a thriving city for Black Americans was slowly stripped of economic promise and eventually became the site for a racially-motivated attack at Tops supermarket.
May 05
VIDEO: The rise and fall of Black Buffalo
May 05

Separated and segregated: How Tops supermarket became a target

"It was going to happen." After decades of systemic racism, inequality and neglect, East Buffalo residents say the Tops supermarket shooting, in the predominantly Black neighborhood, was no shock.
May 05
VIDEO: Separated and segregated: How Tops supermarket became a target
August 16

2 new lawsuits seek accountability in Buffalo mass shooting

Ten people were murdered in the 2022 racially motivated supermarket attack.
August 16
Jeanne LeGall, of Buffalo, hugs another visitor who came to pay their respects at Tops Friendly Market at Jefferson Avenue and Riley Street, May 15, 2022 in Buffalo, N.Y.
August 16

2 new lawsuits seek accountability for Buffalo mass shooting

Ten Black people were murdered at a Tops supermarket on Buffalo's East Side in a racially motivated attack on May 14, 2022.
August 16
Ten Black people were murdered at a Tops supermarket on Buffalo's East Side in a racially motivated attack on May 14, 2022.
May 08

'Nobody's coming in to save us': Residents feel forgotten in wake of Buffalo massacre

"It doesn't stop the movement for us," said Damone Mapps.
May 08
Walter Myles, a long time resident of Buffalo, New York, speaks of adding a memorial to honor those killed in the May 14, 2022, Tops market massacre, to his front yard garden, named after his niece, Samantha Cothran, who was fatally shot in 2012.
November 14

Championing change: A push for equality

Garnell Whitfield Jr. lost his 86-year-old mother, Ruth, in the shooting at Tops supermarket in Buffalo. He has since come out of retirement to advocate for systemic change and fight white supremacy.
November 14
Garnell Whitfield Jr. lost his 86-year-old mother, Ruth, in the shooting at Tops supermarket in Buffalo. He has since come out of retirement to advocate for systemic change and fight white supremacy.
May 05

Separated and segregated: How Tops supermarket became a target

"It was going to happen." After decades of systemic racism, inequality and neglect, East Buffalo residents say the Tops supermarket shooting, in the predominantly Black neighborhood, was no shock.
May 05
VIDEO: Separated and segregated: How Tops supermarket became a target
May 08

Historians link Buffalo massacre to decades of racial tensions, segregation

"It was going to happen," said former city councilman Charley Fisher III.
May 08
Eva Doyle, a retired Buffalo, New York, schoolteacher and local historian, is the author of 12 books on Buffalo's Black community.
May 09

1 year later, Buffalo massacre victims' families brace for emotional Mother's Day

"My mom loved us unconditionally," said Garnell Whitfield Jr.
May 09
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May 08

Why Buffalo's segregation played into mass shooting

Two reports done 31 years apart show little change in economic disparities.
May 08
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May 08

'Nobody's coming in to save us': Residents feel forgotten in wake of Buffalo massacre

"It doesn't stop the movement for us," said Damone Mapps.
May 08
Walter Myles, a long time resident of Buffalo, New York, speaks of adding a memorial to honor those killed in the May 14, 2022, Tops market massacre, to his front yard garden, named after his niece, Samantha Cothran, who was fatally shot in 2012.
May 15

Healing from hate: Buffalo residents look for solutions 1 year after shooting

ABC News’ Linsey Davis reports on how Buffalo residents are coping one year after 10 people were killed in a racially motivated attack, and what’s being done by the community to ensure racial equity.
May 15
VIDEO: Healing from hate: Buffalo residents look for solutions 1 year after shooting
May 16

Buffalo massacre 1 year later, Part 2: Confronting hate with activism

At least $1.1 billion in state and federal funds have been earmarked for improvements in East Buffalo to address the effects of structural racism on the predominantly Black community.
May 16
VIDEO:  Buffalo massacre 1 year later, Part 2: Confronting hate with activism
May 16

Buffalo massacre 1 year later, Part 1: A community in mourning

One year after a racist gunman killed 10 Black residents inside Tops supermarket, a community remembers its lost loved ones.
May 16
VIDEO:  Buffalo massacre 1 year later, Part 1: A community in mourning
May 14

The Buffalo Attack: One Year Later

a moment of silence and the chiming of church bells as the community honors the 10 black people killed after a white supremacist opened fire in a Tops supermarket.
May 14
VIDEO: The Buffalo Attack: One Year Later