'Pure evil': Racial motives cited in mass shooting that killed 10 at Buffalo supermarket From the Complete coverage: 10 killed, 3 wounded in mass shooting at Buffalo supermarket series By Charlie Specht, Stephen T. Watson and Lou Michel News Staff Reporters May 14, 2022 May 14, 2022 Updated Feb 15, 2023 0 1 of 2 Police at the scene of the mass shooting at the Tops Markets on Jefferson Avenue in Buffalo. Mark Mulville/Buffalo News Police on Saturday night were at the home of the accused gunman in Conklin, N.Y. Harry Scull Jr./Buffalo News Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Charlie Specht, Stephen T. Watson and Lou Michel News Staff Reporters The mass shooting that left 10 people dead Saturday afternoon at a Tops Markets in Buffalo would have been tragic no matter the motivation.kAmqFE E92E 724E E92E :E 2AA62C65 E@ 36 C24:2==J >@E:G2E65 >256 :E 6G6? >@C6 A2:?7F=[ 2FE9@C:E:6D D2:5]k^AmkAmQxE H2D DEC2:89E FA[ 2 C24:2==J >@E:G2E65 92E6 4C:>6[Q tC:6 r@F?EJ $96C:77 y@9? v2C4:2 D2:5] Q%9:D A6CD@? 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