Roberta Drury, a 32-year-old woman who was the youngest of the 10 Black people killed at a Buffalo supermarket, was remembered at her funeral Saturday for 'that smile that could light up a room,' as the city marked one week since the shooting with sorrowful moments of silence.
BUFFALO, New York -- Roberta Drury, a 32-year-old woman who was the youngest of the 10 Black people killed at a Buffalo supermarket, was remembered at her funeral Saturday for"that smile that could light up a room," as the city marked one week since the shooting with sorrowful moments of silence.
"Last Saturday, May 14, our corner of the world was changed forever," he said."Lives ended. Dreams shattered and our state was plunged into mourning." After the funeral, at the Tops store in Buffalo, the mood was a mixture of tension and somber reflection as the city marked one week since the racist massacre.
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