BUFFALO, N.Y. — Community leaders from across our region gathered Tuesday morning to honor those who lost their lives in a mass shooting in Buffalo two years ago.
Ten Black people were killed in a racially-motivated mass shooting at the Tops Markets on Jefferson Avenue on May 14, 2022.
The group officially unveiled the 5/14 Blue Flags that are displayed outside the Johnnie B. Wiley Amateur Sports Pavilion on Jefferson Avenue.
The 5/14 Blue Flag initiative honors the lives taken and the community impacted by that incident. The flags were created through therapeutic workshops that took place throughout our area. More flags will be created at various places in the Buffalo School District.
On Monday, New York Governor Kathy Hochul joined several local leaders, as well as members of the 5/14 Memorial Commission to announce a final design for the memorial. The memorial will be called 'Seeing Us' and contains 10 inter-connected pillars inscribed with the names of those 10 people who were killed.
The memorial, which will honor the 10 victims and keep their memory alive, will also include a new building which will be a hub for education, exhibitions, community activities and events.
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