details about the victims and what the suspect was doing days
what the suspect was doing days
before the attack.
>> Anger, shock and sadness in
Buffalo tonight as people mourn
the 10 victims. What police are
calling a racist murder rampage at a grocery store tonight.
at a grocery store tonight.
The accused gunman is being
held in isolation and is on
suicide. Watch as people mourn
their loved ones were targeted
because of the color of their skin. KPRC two’s Brandon
their skin. KPRC two’s Brandon
Walker travel to Buffalo to
bring us the story of this
community. Now dealing with
this incredible loss. He is
live near that market tonight. >> But the very latest Brandon.
>> But the very latest Brandon.
>> And good Sunday evening to
you see on from the
intersection of Jefferson and
Riley here in northeast
Buffalo. We’ve talked to
community members all day here. They tell us for years they’ve
They tell us for years they’ve
considered the tops friendly
market to be their neighborhood
grocery store. One of only a
few in this part of town.
As you mentioned, 10 people
killed. Another 3 people shot. And tonight we are learning
And tonight we are learning
more about the investigation
into the accused gunman.
Much more on that in a bit.
But our coverage tonight from
Buffalo begins with a look at a few of the community members
few of the community members
who lost their lives.
>> You didn’t have to know
Pearl Young to know women just
like her. She was the kind of
hero you’re likely to find and communities all across the
communities all across the
country loved ones on social
media, remembering the 77
year-old Sunday as the
neighborhood mom, the sweetest person. They say Pearl opened
person. They say Pearl opened
her heart and home to those
who needed a hot meal,
encouragement, kindness.
In fact, for decades, she ran a
food pantry in Buffalo. Those grieving are honoring her as
grieving are honoring her as
the most beautiful soul who
loved her church. God and
family. Pro Young was the wife
of a beloved grandma and Don t her family saying Sunday Perlin
her family saying Sunday Perlin
others gone much too soon in
this tragedy will never be
forgotten. >> He was just so. You put in
>> He was just so. You put in
said and now because good
always overshadowed people
and >> to the people in the Buffalo
>> to the people in the Buffalo
community.
We extend our condolences to
all over the family. that lost
their loved ones.
>> Buffalo’s Mayor Sunday
confirmed 86 year-old Ruth Whitfield is the mother of the
Whitfield is the mother of the
city’s retired fire
commissioner, local media
report Whitfield was the mother
of 4. We also learned Sunday Aaron Salter was a veteran of
Aaron Salter was a veteran of
the city’s police force cell to
work as a security guard
protecting customers from Jen
Trump’s bullets losing his life doing so.
doing so.
>> And witnesses described
hearing 20 or more bullets
on Saturday. Meantime, the
suspected shooter, 18 year-old
Payton, Jennifer, it is in jail tonight. And we’re learning
tonight. And we’re learning
that this isn’t his first
run-in with the law. In fact,
in June, in New York State
police say that he made a
threatening statement about
shooting at his high school
Susquehanna Valley school officials alerted police which
officials alerted police which
resulted in a mental health
evaluation. Authorities say he
was released a short Lee after
now, less than a year later,
he’s accused of killing 10, injuring another 3.
injuring another 3.
Investigators say he drove over
3 hours to carry out this
attack here in Buffalo. He
reportedly posted a manifesto
online 2 days before the
shooting in which he referred
to himself as a
white-supremacist and was
targeting a predominantly black
area.
>> We have evidence that he
was here that he was doing some
reconnaissance on this place
that he was at the location and
some other locations. The
evidence we have right now,
we do not believe was a spur of
the moment.
>> At that point about this not
being random about it possibly
be being planned is felt by
members of this community. They’ve come and gone all day
They’ve come and gone all day
crippled by the hate they say
stole lives.
>> As night fell in Buffalo
prayers lifted help that the
pain will pass my family to visit each and every family
visit each and every family
that has lost about healing
will take time says New York
Assemblywoman Crystal people
Stokes majority leader of the
New York State Assembly. People Stokes hugged in the
People Stokes hugged in the
street next to the grocery
store in her neighborhood.
She said also angry people would travel from their
would travel from their
own community where they’re
safe at the mine to come and
hurt. with the way Chelsea
Williams works at a nearby hospital said she had to come
hospital said she had to come
see for yourself.
>> He came to a grocery store
has good. Many still, but it
was the tops of Jefferson and
Riley likely intentional stress officials because of the
officials because of the
neighborhoods, majority black
composition, the slogan around.
There’s like bubbles us to give
them a boost. And so to see
something like this happened
here in this community is just
>> so real for me. And I never
thought I would see something
like that around here. You see
it in other places around the
country. When East Lewis
brought a bouquet of flowers to one of many memorials, Lewis’s
one of many memorials, Lewis’s
grief deepened by her thoughts.
>> She says her son called or
Saturday asking if she knew
what had happened in their
neighborhood. Grocery store.
Grocery store.
>> I broke down says I was on
my way
but I can’t cross the main at
So I believe my life was
spared. Sadness grips the block. The city.
block. The city.
>> Anger has a place here to
set Tony Arrington.
>> It becomes tiring and little
brother. I have
little sisters. And if Gary could even go out to the
could even go out to the
grocery store to what can
happen.
>> Lots of community members
here on the streets echoing that last point. Meantime,
that last point. Meantime,
lawmakers zeroing in on the
gun. The gunman is accused of
using New York’s governor
tonight confirming that the AR
15 was legally purchased here
in the state of New York.
But she says the clip was
illegally purchase. So their
investigation is looking into
that as well. We’ve also
learned that on Tuesday,
President Joe Biden as well as first lady Doctor Jill Biden
first lady Doctor Jill Biden
are scheduled to visit here
in Buffalo Tuesday. Xi’an also
happens to be the day the
gunman is expected to appear in court against a lot of
in court against a lot of
developments expected on
Tuesday. Lots of other
questions are expected to be
answered about this
investigation beginning first
thing tomorrow morning, too.