'Everything's been kind of getting better. I was down at one point in time, but I've been starting to be more motivated and just trying to come to work with a positive attitude.'
said focusing on his new job as assistant deli manager helps him cope with the psychological trauma he endured.The 29-year-old Steverson, a father of four girls and a son, began working at the Tops market on the east side of Buffalo a month before an 18-year-old gunman killed 10 Black people and wounded three other victims at the store on May 14. He was one of the first employees to report back to work when the renovated market reopened on July 15.
MORE: Unsung hero of the Buffalo mass shooting describes why he didn't want to leave people behind in the store Back in August, Steverson told ABC News he felt as if he was on "autopilot, just moving without thinking." Now, six months after the massacre, he said counseling and anti-anxiety medication have helped in his recovery.
Carlton Steverson visits a memorial in front of the East Buffalo Tops market where 10 Black people were killed during a racially motivated mass shooting on May 14, 2022."Everything's been kind of getting better," Steverson said. "I was down at one point in time, but I've been starting to be more motivated and just trying to come to work with a positive attitude."
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