Photos: Gov. Kathy Hochul at True Bethel Baptist Church
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In a short, fiery speech at True Bethel Baptist Church the day after a gunman killed 10 and wounded three at a Tops Markets on Jefferson Avenue, Gov. Kathy Hochul talked about her own anger in the wake of the shooting, and decried the influence of racism and white supremacy on social media in the motives for the attack.
"It's been a hard 24 hours. Our hearts are broken. ... Lord, forgive the anger in my heart right now," she said.
Hochul spoke of the need to stand up to racism and ensure that a shooting such as Saturday's never happens again.
“I want people to talk about Buffalo as the last place this ever happened,” Hochul said. “An attack on one of us is an attack on all of us, because we are all God’s people.”
Charles Everhart Sr. is comforted by the congregation at true Bethel Baptist Church. His grandson, Zaire Goodman, 20, was shot yesterday at the Tops Markets on Jefferson Avenue and survived. He was released from the hospital on Saturday night. Everhart Sr. sings at Ture Bethel.
A woman named Latisha is comforted by the congregation at True Bethel Baptist Church. Latisha was working at the Tops Markets on Jefferson Avenue during the shooting. Her brother, Danyell Mackin, 30, was killed in the City Grill shooting in 2010.
Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks to the congregation at the 8:30 a.m. service at True Bethel Baptist Church on Sunday, May 15, 2022, as she and many other elected officials grieve with the community the mass shooting at Tops Markets on Jefferson Avenue on Saturday, in which a gunman killed 10 and injured 3.
Governor Kathy Hochul hugs Charles Everhart Sr., whose grandson Zaire Goodman, 20, was injured in the shooting at Tops Markets on Jefferson Avenue.
Governor Kathy Hochul hugs Charles Everhart Sr., whose grandson Zaire Goodman, 20, was injured in the shooting at Tops Markets on Jefferson Avenue.
Governor Kathy Hochul hugs Charles Everhart Sr., whose grandson Zaire Goodman, 20, was injured in the shooting at Tops Markets on Jefferson Avenue.
Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks to the congregation at the 8:30 a.m. service at True Bethel Baptist Church on Sunday, May 15, 2022, as she and many other elected officials grieve with the community the mass shooting at Tops Markets on Jefferson Avenue on Saturday, in which a gunman killed 10 and injured 3. On the right is True Bethel Bishop Darius Pridgen.
The congregation prays over those who had loved ones Tops Markets at Jefferson Avenue and those who were at the supermarket Saturday when a gunman killed 10 and injured three.
Bishop Darius Pridgen addresses his congregation Sunday in the wake of the mass shooting at the Tops Markets on Jefferson Avenue and confesses that his emotions are still not under control and that it is important for the community to grieve.
Bishop Darius Pridgen addresses his congregation Sunday in the wake of the mass shooting at the Tops Markets on Jefferson Avenue and confesses that his emotions are still not under control and that it is important for the community to grieve.
Sen. Charles Schumer addresses the congregation remotely and gives his condolences.
A woman, center, is comforted as the congregation gathers around those who had loved ones Tops Markets at Jefferson Avenue and those who were at the supermarket Saturday when a gunman killed 10 and injured three.
The congregation stands as Minister Leah Halton-Pope opens the service with an emotional prayer.
Women kneel at the altar as Minister Leah Halton-Pope opens the service with an emotional prayer.
Minister Leah Halton-Pope opens the service with an emotional prayer.
During the service, congregants pray over those who had loved ones Tops Markets at Jefferson Avenue and those who were at the supermarket Saturday when a gunman killed 10 and injured three.
A woman begins to cry during the service.
A man interrupts the service, shouting, "Put down the guns!" He was quickly removed by security.
A woman worships as the service begins.
The congregation joins in prayer as Minister Leah Halton-Pope opens the service with an emotional prayer.
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"This is not the time to tear up our own community, because our community did not do this," True Bethel Bishop and Buffalo Common Council President Darius G. Pridgen told those gathered at his church Sunday, encouraging them to grieve in a healthy way.
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