Residents say some non-Black community members are offering to get groceries for their Black neighbors, while some are stepping up as security for places of worship and community centers.
The community came together to pray outside the grocery store where the recent mass shooting took place.that left 10 people dead and another three wounded on Saturday.crying out in agony over the news"It's a heart-wrenching sound," Carter told ABC News."I heard that sound over and over and over again, for a long period of time."
In the document, he allegedly said he planned to attack the supermarket because it's located in a predominantly Black neighborhood. It's one of the only grocery stores available in the area, residents told ABC News. Bellamy, who also is president of Buffalo Black Achievers, said the neighborhood-grown efforts bring him comfort, knowing the community he knows and loves is taking care of itself.
"We shouldn't be responding to this," said Carter, who is also a local social justice activist."We've got to fix the problems so that we don't have to have a community response."
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