Retired Buffalo police officer who confronted supermarket gunman hailed as ‘true hero’
John Normile/Getty Images(BUFFALO, N.Y.) — A retired police officer is being praised for the valiant actions he took to protect others when a gunman opened fire on a supermarket, killing 10 people in an alleged hate crime.
Aaron Salter was working as…
Buffalo supermarket mass shooting: What we know about the alleged gunman
Kait Munroe/Erie County District Attrorney(BUFFALO, N.Y) — The 18-year-old suspect who allegedly shot and killed ten people at a supermarket on Saturday afternoon in the heart of a Black community in Buffalo, appears to have been motivated by extremis…
Mother, daughter escape gunfire at Buffalo store: ‘By the grace of God we got out’
Libby March for The Washington Post via Getty Images(BUFFALO, N.Y.) — Fragrance Harris Stanfield, a mother of seven, was at work at a Tops grocery store in Buffalo, New York, when she heard gunshots.
“We all looked toward the front door. We saw the s…
At least 10 dead in mass shooting at Buffalo, New York, supermarket in alleged hate crime
Libby March for The Washington Post via Getty Images(BUFFALO, N.Y.) — At least 10 people are dead and another three wounded after a mass shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, that authorities said was a “racially motivated hate crime.”
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COVID pandemic exposed inequities involving age, race, political affiliation
Calvin Chan Wai Meng/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The United States has hit a grim milestone: 1 million COVID-19 deaths. During the past two years the virus has posed a deadly risk, but it hasn’t affected every person the same way. The pandemic has highli…
Pelosi calls for ‘balance’ between free speech and safety after Buffalo shooting
Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday that social media companies have to address and track down extremism on their platforms, after a gunman who reportedly espoused white supremacist ideology ope…