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Kayla Jones, granddaughter of Celestine Chaney becomes emotional as her niece, Layonna Rivera looks up at her while Celestine Chaney’s casket is lowered into the ground. Jones was very close to her grandmother.
Large images depicting those who were killed during the mass shooting have been added to the memorial site outside the Tops Friendly Market.
Community members hold hands and pray while attending a funeral service for Katherine Massey.
A Mounted Police officer attends a funeral service for former police officer Aaron Salter who was killed while on duty as a security guard at Tops when fired at the gunman in an effort to stop him.
A friend of Katherine Massey is seen through stained glass, reaching into the air as hymns are sung during a funeral service for Massey.
Family and friends pay their respects during a funeral service for Katherine Massey.
Buffalo police officer Dan Krug spends time during his shift talking to young black children who live in the neighborhood near Tops Friendly Market.
Katherine Massey’s casket is draped with her favorite African Kente cloth as pallbearers carry it out of the Pilgrim Baptist Church.
Emotional Buffalo residents are seen through flowers and balloons that make up a memorial outside Tops Friendly Market.
Gravediggers at Forest Lawn Cemetery finalize the burial of Katherine Massey.