Topical Racial motives seen in shooting that left 10 dead in Buffalo supermarket From the Complete coverage: 10 killed, 3 wounded in mass shooting at Buffalo supermarket series By Stephen T. Watson News Staff Reporter May 14, 2022 May 14, 2022 Updated Feb 17, 2026 0 Erie County District Attorney John Flynn at the scene of the mass shooting at the Tops on Jefferson Avenue in Buffalo. Mark Mulville/Buffalo News Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Stephen T. Watson News Staff Reporter This is a developing breaking news situation. 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