numerous bodies and bullets and everything. utterly chilling. that s tragedy released on a predominantly black community in buffalo, new york. at this hour, vigils and minerals are taking place around the city to mourn ten people killed by a lone gunman. who they say subscribe to a white supremacist ideology. let s go right now to nbc s jesse courage, she is on the scene there in buffalo. joining us right now. jesse, houston is that community? less than 24 hours after this initial attack, folks go grocery shopping on a saturday afternoon. ten of them do not make it home. yes alex. i think there is a question of how this alleged makes its way into this community, this country. this is become a place of memorial. you have flowers here, candles. this memorial has grown throughout the day. i saw somebody put an american flag there earlier. i ve seen people staring at the supermarket just behind where i am right now, there are still crowds milling about here. i want to show
and let us put aside any differences, and let us all standard remember the words of dr. king. that love, only love, will overcome hate. thank you mister mayor. again, when the since there was a whole folding we heard very quickly from our governor kathy hochul. governor was working in albany. and dropped which he was doing to get back to this community. as quickly as possible. she has been a source of strength and support. it is my pleasure and privilege to introduce governor kathy hochul. thank you, mayor, for demonstrating the leadership of our community and this time have been phenomenal in your approach, the patented also the intellect that you are brought to this process. which begins as a new process now. i also want to learn my voice to those who are just absolutely in awe of with the buffalo police department did yesterday. right now, president biden is addressing the nation about the following police officers who lost their lives during the passage last year. tha
i heard about countless victims this morning. i held in my arms a young lady who worked there, who was so afraid she was about to die. who witnessed the bloodshed. who shaped and quiver it in my arms this morning. he was afraid for a community, and for herself. this event will not define buffalo. this event will bring buffalo residents together. this event was committed by sick, demented individual, who is fueled a daily diet of hate. so let us know tamper down our comments, all of us. let s make sure that we have standards in journalism. let s make sure that we investigate social media. my office will be focused on doing that as we have been doing for the last few months.
i heard about countless victims this morning. i held in my arms a young lady who worked there, who was so afraid she was about to die. who witnessed the bloodshed. who shaped and quiver it in my arms this morning. he was afraid for a community, and for herself. this event will not define buffalo. this event will bring buffalo residents together. this event was committed by sick, demented individual, who is fueled a daily diet of hate. so let us know tamper down our comments, all of us. let s make sure that we have standards in journalism. let s make sure that we investigate social media. my office will be focused on doing that as we have been doing for the last few months. and let us come together as one,