Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) - One week following a racially-motivated mass shooting attack at a Buffalo Tops store on Jefferson Avenue, an agonizing moment of silence was held at the site, across the city and in all Tops locations.
Mourners gathered at the memorial site outside the Tops and political and community leaders participated in a formal ceremony on the steps of Buffalo city hall.
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(AP Photo/Joshua Bessex)A group prays at the site of a memorial for the victims of the Buffalo supermarket shooting outside the Tops Friendly Market on Saturday, May 21, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y. Tops was encouraging people to join its stores in a moment of silence to honor the shooting victims Saturday at 2:30 p.m., the approximate time of the attack a week earlier. Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown also called for 123 seconds of silence from 2:28 p.m. to 2:31 p.m., followed by the ringing of church bells 13 times throughout the city to honor the 10 people killed and three wounded. (AP Photo/Joshua Bessex)
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(AP Photo/Joshua Bessex)Michael Jordan and Heather Delorm, friends of Buffalo shooting victim Roberta Drury, visit a memorial for the victims of the Buffalo supermarket shooting outside the Tops Friendly Market on Saturday, May 21, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y. Tops was encouraging people to join its stores in a moment of silence to honor the shooting victims Saturday at 2:30 p.m., the approximate time of the attack a week earlier. Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown also called for 123 seconds of silence from 2:28 p.m. to 2:31 p.m., followed by the ringing of church bells 13 times throughout the city to honor the 10 people killed and three wounded.(AP Photo/Joshua Bessex)
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(AP Photo/Joshua Bessex)People walk by a memorial for the victims of the Buffalo supermarket shooting outside the Tops Friendly Market on Saturday, May 21, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y. Tops was encouraging people to join its stores in a moment of silence to honor the shooting victims Saturday at 2:30 p.m., the approximate time of the attack a week earlier. Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown also called for 123 seconds of silence from 2:28 p.m. to 2:31 p.m., followed by the ringing of church bells 13 times throughout the city to honor the 10 people killed and three wounded. (AP Photo/Joshua Bessex)
Moment of Silence
(AP Photo/Joshua Bessex)People gather around a memorial for the victims of the Buffalo supermarket shooting outside the Tops Friendly Market on Saturday, May 21, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y. Tops was encouraging people to join its stores in a moment of silence to honor the shooting victims Saturday at 2:30 p.m., the approximate time of the attack a week earlier. Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown also called for 123 seconds of silence from 2:28 p.m. to 2:31 p.m., followed by the ringing of church bells 13 times throughout the city to honor the 10 people killed and three wounded. (AP Photo/Joshua Bessex)
Moment of Silence
(AP Photo/Joshua Bessex)People mourn during a moment of silence for the victims of the Buffalo supermarket shooting outside the Tops Friendly Market on Saturday, May 21, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y. Tops was encouraging people to join its stores in a moment of silence to honor the shooting victims Saturday at 2:30 p.m., the approximate time of the attack a week earlier. Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown also called for 123 seconds of silence from 2:28 p.m. to 2:31 p.m., followed by the ringing of church bells 13 times throughout the city to honor the 10 people killed and three wounded. (AP Photo/Joshua Bessex)
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WBEN Photo/Max FaeryBuffalo Mayor Byron Brown leads a ceremony during a moment of silence marking one week since the Tops attack
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WBEN Photo/Max FaeryPhotos of the victims of the Tops attack across the street from the Tops Market on Jefferson Ave.
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© Tina MacIntyre-Yee/Rochester Democrat and Chronicle / USA TODAY NETWORKWorkers who were cleaning the Tops Friendly Market on Jefferson Ave. in Buffalo, NY May 21, 2022 came out before 2:30 p.m. to pay respect and observe a moment of silence for the people who were killed there last Saturday, May 14 in a racially motivated shooting. Tops Cleaning Crew Came Out Moment Of Silence
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© Tina MacIntyre-Yee/Rochester Democrat and Chronicle / USA TODAY NETWORKPeople gather near the memorial at Tops Friendly Market on Jefferson Ave. in Buffalo, NY May 21, 2022 to pray and have a moment of silence for the people who were killed last Saturday, May 14 in a racially motivated shooting. The East Side Bike Club invited other bicycle clubs for a ride through the neighborhood to show solidarity. After a prayer and people shouting Harambee , which means all pull together, the group had each other turn to their neighbor, hug them and tell them that they love them. Harambee East Side Bike Club Tops
