Topical President Biden talks about each of the Buffalo mass shooting victims From the Complete coverage: 10 killed, 3 wounded in mass shooting at Buffalo supermarket series By Mike McAndrew News Watchdog Editor May 17, 2022 May 17, 2022 Updated Mar 18, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In his speech Tuesday in Buffalo, President Biden spoke of each of the 13 people who were shot at the Tops Markets store on May 14. kAmw6C6 :D 2 EC2?D4C:AE @7 9:D C6>2C<D 23@FE E96 G:4E:>Di k^Am More than anything, Celestine Chaney relished being a grandmother. kAmQr6=6DE:?6 r92?6J[ ed J62CD @=5[ 3C2:? 42?46C DFCG:G@C[ 49FC498@6C[ 3:?8@ A=2J6C[ H6?E E@ 3FJ DEC2H36CC:6D E@ >2<6 96C 72G@C:E6 D9@CE42<6] p =@G:?8 >@E96C 2?5 2 8C2?5>@E96C]Qk^Am kA DEJ=6lQE6IE\2=:8?i 46?E6CjQm•••k^Am People are also reading… Single-vehicle wreck kills 18-year-old in Franklin County Franklin County residents push back on proposed tax increases, zoning changes Former Lt. Gov. 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