Photos: President Biden, first lady visit Buffalo
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President Biden and first lady Jill Biden flew into Buffalo Tuesday morning to meet with local officials and the families of the 10 victims that were killed in Saturday's racially motivated mass shooting outside of Tops Markets on Jefferson Avenue.
President Biden and first lady Jill Biden speak to the families and officials at the Delavan Grider Community Center in Buffalo on Tuesday, May 17, 2022.
President Biden pauses for a moment as he speaks to the families and officials at the Delavan Grider Community Center in Buffalo Tuesday, May 17, 2022.
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden speak to the families and officials at the Delavan-Grider Community Center in Buffalo Tuesday, May 17, 2022.
President Joe Biden greets the families and officials after his speech at the Delavan Grider Community Center in Buffalo Tuesday, May 17, 2022.
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden visit a makeshift memorial outside of the Tops on Jefferson Avenue.
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden visit a community memorial site in front of Tops Friendly Markets on Jefferson Avenue.
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden visit the community memorial site in front of Tops.
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden pay respects to victims of Saturday's mass shooting at the Tops Friendly Markets on Jefferson Avenue.
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden place flowers at a makeshift memorial to the victims of the shooting at the Tops Friendly Markets on Jefferson Avenue in Buffalo.
President Biden gestures as he and first lady Jill Biden pay their respects.
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden pay respects to victims of the mass shooting at the Tops Markets on Jefferson Avenue in May.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, Sen. Charles Schumer and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand place flowers at a makeshift memorial for victims of the shooting Tuesday at the Tops Friendly Markets on Jefferson Avenue in Buffalo where a racist gunman murdered 10 people and wounded three others on Saturday.
President Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrive to pay respects to victims of the shooting at the Tops grocery store on Jefferson Avenue.
President Biden and first lady Jill Biden visit with officials, including Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, Sen. Charles Schumer, Gov. Kathy Hochul, Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand during a visit Tuesday to the Tops Friendly Markets on Jefferson Avenue.
President Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrive to pay respects to victims of the shooting at the Tops on Jefferson Avenue.
Residents hold signs for the president and first lady to see as they arrive at Tops on Jefferson Avenue.
Security is in place at the Tops on Jefferson in preparation for a visit from President Biden and the first lady.
Security is in place at the Tops on Jefferson.
Security is in place at the Tops on Jefferson Avenue in preparation for a visit from the president and first lady.
Security is in place at the Tops on Jefferson Avenue.
Air Force One touches down at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport on Tuesday, May 17, 2022.
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden disembark from Air Force One at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport on Tuesday.
Gov. Kathy Hochul greets Mayor Byron Brown as the president and first lady arrive on Air Force One at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport on Tuesday, May 17, 2022.
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden disembark from Air Force One at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport on Tuesday.
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden are greeted by Gov. Kathy Hochul at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport on Tuesday.
President Biden talks with Congressman Brian Higgins at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport on Tuesday, May 17, 2022.
First lady Jill Biden walks to her car after disembarking from Air Force One at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport on Tuesday, May 17, 2022.
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden sit in their vehicle after disembarking from Air Force One at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport on Tuesday, May 17, 2022.
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After visiting the outdoor memorial by the Tops Markets, Biden's motorcade arrived at Delavan-Grider Community Center, where the president consoled a grieving community.
Before his speech, the president met privately with family members of the 10 victims of Saturday's racist mass shooting at the Tops Markets on Jefferson Avenue.
Hate stemming from the media, politicians and the internet have combined to radicalize those like Saturday's shooter, the president said.
Dozens gathered at a police blockade at Jefferson Avenue and East Utica Street, as close as they could get to where the president and first lady Jill Biden laid flowers in memory of the victims over a block away.
Fifth-grade students at Frank A. Sedita Community School wrote letters to President Biden following the racially motivated shooting that killed 10 Black people and injured three others at the Jefferson Avenue Tops.
Ten people were gunned down at a Buffalo supermarket May 14 in a horrifying mass shooting that officials were quick to label as "pure evil" an…
The Delavan-Grider Community Center, the site for the president's remarks, was entirely blocked off to traffic.