>> Finally tonight, let's return
to Buffalo.
Ten people lost their lives
there this weekend.
We wanted to take a moment to
reflect on how they lived their
lives - and the legacies they
leave.
Katherine Massey was known for
her advocacy. Last year, when a
family member of a state
lawmaker was fatally shot, the
72 year old wrote a letter to
the Buffalo news calling for
stricter gun control measures. A
friend told reporters "She would
fight for anybody, without a
doubt."
55-year old Aaron salter was a
Buffalo police officer for three
decades. After retiring in 2018,
he took up work as a security
guard at tops friendly market.
Salter fired back at the
shooter, and is credited with
saving lives. President Biden
spoke yesterday about salter's
heroism:
>> "We pay tribute to all law
enforcement officers and their
families who understand what it
takes, what's at risk to save
and protect all of us. And that
includes paying tribute to the
Buffalo police officer, Aaron
salter"
celestine Chaney, a 65-year-old
grandmother of six, went to tops
supermarket to buy strawberries.
Her sister, Joann, went with her
but survived.
"My sister survived breast
cancer and three aneurysm
surgeries to go to the grocery
store to get killed."
Andre mackneil, who was 53, was
at tops to buy a birthday cake
for his three year old son. His
fiance wrote on Facebook
following the shooting: "Today
my baby was born but today my
soulmate was taken. How do I
tell my son his daddy's not
coming home? How do I as a
mother make it ok? Someone
please tell me because I really
don't know."
Margus Morrison recently worked
as a bus aide for the Buffalo
public schools and loved being
around kids. The father and
husband went to tops to buy
snacks for a family movie night.
His younger brother, Frederick,
told reporters: "It hurts me so
much right now because I wasn't
expecting to lose him." Margus
was 52.
86-year-old Ruth Whitfield
stopped at tops supermarket
after visiting her husband at
his nursing home. Her son, a
former Buffalo fire
commissioner, remembering his
mother:
>> "We're devastated. We're
devastated. We're a very close
family. We're very very close
family and my mother was the
glue that held us all together."
Geraldine Talley, 62, was a
regular shopper at tops and an
avid baker. Her younger sister,
Kaye, told reporters: "We had so
many plans together, so many
plans, and everything has just
been stripped away from us."
Heyward Patterson went to tops
supermarket daily, offering
rides to people for less money
than ride-sharing services in
the area. He was shot while
helping someone load groceries
into the trunk of a car. He was
67.
32-year-old Roberta Drury went
to tops to buy groceries for
dinner. Her sister, Amanda,
described Roberta as "Vibrant"
and someone who "Made the whole
room smile and laugh."
And pearl young, 77, was a proud
grandmother of eight who
volunteered for years every
Saturday at a food pantry run by
her church. She had been working
this spring as a high school
substitute teacher. Pearl's
niece, Jaqueline, reflected on
her aunt's legacy:
>> "She was a pearl, she was a
gem. She was a precious jewel