But others survivors who were not physically injured but were traumatized by the horrific episode said the $9,500 many of them received wasn't enough to get them back on their feet. Inequity in developmentįollowing the shooting, people across the nation donated $6.4 million to the Buffalo 5/14 Survivors Funds, which by November was dispersed to 169 individuals directly affected by the shooting, with most of the money going to the families of those killed and the three people wounded. "We will never forget the ten innocent lives we lost last year, and I promise to never stop fighting in Congress to honor their memory and strengthen this community," Gillibrand said in a statement to ABC News. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., said she has worked to get her "Build Local, Hire Local" legislation passed, prioritizing training and hiring of local workers on government-funded projects, including those impacting the east side community. Brian Higgins, whose congressional district includes Buffalo, said in a statement to ABC News, adding the east side neighborhood "will not be forgotten."Īnd Sen. "The racist policies that contributed to the mass shooting did not happen overnight, and the difficult essential work to heal and correct the harms won't either," Rep. Money, she said, was to be immediately distributed to boost staffing at the Buffalo United Resiliency Center, a place of healing for those affected by the massacre, including Tops employees and shooting survivors. In March, Hochul announced $2.5 million in additional funding, specifically to help individuals affected by the shooting. Kirsten Gillibrand and Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown while visiting a memorial at Tops Friendly Market on in Buffalo, NY. Jill Biden stand with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, New York Governor Kathy Hochul, Sen. A number of mass shootings followed, drawing attention away from Buffalo, leaving survivors, loved ones and the community where the massacre occurred, saying, once again, they felt on their own to pick up the pieces. Vice President Kamala Harris addressed the funeral for Ruth Whitfield, at 86 the oldest of the 10 Black victims, decrying the "epidemic of hate" in America and saying "no one should ever be made to fight alone."īut 10 days after the May 14, 2022, attack, the national spotlight shifted to Uvalde, Texas, where 19 students and two teachers were gunned down at an elementary school. In the wake of the racially motivated mass shooting at a Buffalo grocery store a year ago this week, there was an outpouring of sympathy and support.
Lauren Glassberg has the story.īUFFALO, N.Y. The sentencing hearing for Buffalo shooter Payton Gendron was disrupted briefly when he was charged by a man in the audience.
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