BUFFALO, N.Y. — Njera Wilson grew up a few blocks from Tops Friendly Markets where on Saturday a gunman opened fire, killing 10 people in an attack authorities described as being motivated by racist hatred.
She now lives across town, but the 41-year-old was outside the grocery store Sunday afternoon talking to friends about the shooting that rocked their community, and their plans for the coming days and weeks.
“We need a sit-down of our Black leaders … because we want to find a way to come together and to be alert to this type of thing,” he said.