Who are the victims of the mass shooting in Buffalo?

 

Ten people, including a retired Buffalo Police officer, were killed and three were wounded in a shooting Saturday afternoon at the Tops Market on Jefferson Ave. Deceased

Aaron Salter, 55

The store's security guard, a retired Buffalo Police officer, is among those killed. He has been identified as Aaron Salter. Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia said Salter was a "hero in our eyes." 

Ruth Whitfield, 86

Former Buffalo Fire Commissioner Garnell Whitfield spoke to 2 On Your Side's Claudine Ewing Saturday evening and confirmed his mother, Ruth Whitfield, 86, was one of the victims in the shooting. Ruth Whitfield was on her way from visiting her husband in a nursing home and stopped at the store to get something to eat. 

Pearly Young, 77

Pearly Young, 77, was killed Sunday shopping for groceries. She loved singing, dancing and being with family. Young ran a food pantry in the Central Park neighborhood for 25 years, feeding people every Saturday. She was a mother, grandmother and missionary.

Katherine Massey, 72

The Associated Press reports that also killed was shopper Katherine Massey, whose sister, Barbara Massey, called her “a beautiful soul.” Massey used to write for the Buffalo News. Her family told  reporter Olivia Ugino from our sister station WBNS that Massey took care of everything and she was amazing.

Katherine Massey

Deacon Heyward Patterson, 67

Emma Henderson of our sister station WKYC confirmed with Leonard Lane that Deacon Heyward "Tenny" Patterson was killed. Patterson would often help drive people who needed transportation to the Jefferson Avenue store.

Celestine Chaney, 65

A granddaughter of Celestine Chaney told reporter Olivia Ugino from our sister station WBNS that Chaney was killed in the shooting. Chaney has six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.  She was also a cancer survivor.

Celestine Chaney

Roberta A. Drury, 32

Buffalo Police confirmed Roberta Drury, of Buffalo, was one of the victims who died in the shooting.   Her friend Krystle Pino told 2 On Your Side's Heather Ly Drury was was full of life, caring, happy, she cared about everyone .  Drury was originally from Syracuse, but staying in Buffalo. 

Margus D. Morrison, 52

Margus Morrison worked as a bus aid for First Student for the past four years.  His companion said he loved kids and kids gravitated to him. He loved his job and would almost never call in.

Andre Mackneil, 53

In addition to the others, Andre Mackneil, died from the shooting, police said. Mackneil is from Auburn, New York. 

Geraldine Talley, 62

Geraldine Talley, one of nine children, loved to be by the water. She and her fiance spent nearly three hours at the Foot of Ferry enjoying the day.   Her sister says Gerri had just learned she was about to become a first-time grandma. 

Buffalo Police said three people were hurt in the mass shooting: 20-year-old Zaire Goodman of Buffalo; a 50-year-old from Tonawanda, New York; and a 55-year-old from Lackawanna, New York. 

Officials said they were all taken to ECMC.

Goodman and the 50-year-old have been treated and released from the hospital, according to police. 

Zaire Goodman, 20

One of those injured is the son of a staffer in State Senator Tim Kennedy's office. The Associated Press identified him as Zaire Goodman, 20. Goodman was shot in the neck but was recovering, Kennedy told a church service on Sunday. Goodman is the son of a staffer for Kennedy.