These are snippets of news from various sources garnered from across the Internet. Each occurred the same weekend and each a crying shame on our country. The Buffalo event has been in the news each day since and the President and First Lady made a visit there. For some reason, the other instances may not have come to your attention.
10 killed in "racially motivated" mass shooting at Buffalo supermarket, FBI says
Ten people were killed and three more were wounded when a man opened fire at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, authorities said Saturday. Police said the shooter, who is now in custody, has been charged with murder in what officials are calling a hate crime and a case of racially motivated violent extremism.
At approximately 2:30 p.m., an 18-year-old White man exited his vehicle at a Tops Friendly Market, Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia said at a news conference.
Officials said at the press conference that 11 of the 13 victims were African American. Four, including one of the dead, were store employees.
(CNN)The 18-year-old White man suspected of carrying out a racist mass shooting Saturday in a Buffalo, New York, supermarket was indicted by a grand jury on Wednesday, according to an affidavit from Erie County Assistant District Attorney Gary Hackbush.
Earlier Tuesday, the Bidens visited a memorial site for the victims, where the first lady placed a bouquet of flowers and the first couple bowed their head in a moment of silence.
/ CBS CHICAGO
At Least 17 Wounded in Downtown Milwaukee Shooting, Police Say
No fatalities were reported in the shooting on Friday night, which happened blocks from the arena where an N.B.A. playoff game ended hours earlier.
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