In the aftermath of a mass shooting at a Tops grocery store in Buffalo that claimed the lives of at least 10 people, many in the Buffalo sports world have expressed their grief and well wishes to the victims, their families, and the Buffalo community.
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen expressed that he was “absolutely heartbroken” following the tragic events.
Extremely hard to express the emotions right now. Absolutely heartbroken for the victims and their families, and for the City of Buffalo.
— Josh Allen (@JoshAllenQB) May 14, 2022
Several of Allen’s teammates, along with the Bills’ Twitter feed, also shared their sadness and best wishes.
— DIGGS (@stefondiggs) May 14, 2022
Prayers to the Buffalo community and the families that lost their loved ones!🙏🏾🙏🏾
— Jaquan Johnson (@AuthenticMade_Q) May 14, 2022
Prayers up to everyone affected at the mass shooting in Buffalo this afternoon. Lean on family and community during this difficult time… 💯 🙏🏾
— Rodger Saffold (@Rodger_Saffold) May 14, 2022
Praying for and with our Buffalo community. Our hearts are with the victims, their families and friends.
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) May 14, 2022
Buffalo’s other teams, including the NHL’s Buffalo Sabres, National Lacrosse League’s Buffalo Bandits, and Minor League Baseball’s Buffalo Bisons (Triple-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays) all took to Twitter to issue statements of sadness, as well as wishes to the victims and their loved ones.
Praying for and with our Buffalo community. Our hearts are with the victims, their families and friends.
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) May 14, 2022
We are heartbroken for our community today. Our hearts are with the victims, their families, friends and all of Buffalo.
— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) May 14, 2022
Our hearts are with everyone in Buffalo on this tragic day. Sending strength and love to the victims, and their families and friends.
— Buffalo Bandits (@NLLBandits) May 14, 2022
Our hearts and prayers go out to the victims, their families and friends and the entire Buffalo community on this tragic and horrific day.
— Buffalo Bisons🦬 (@BuffaloBisons) May 14, 2022
Other individuals in the sports community, including those who play for and cover Buffalo’s teams, also reached out with their feelings in the aftermath of the tragic attack.
This shooting comes less than 24 hours after three different shootings took place in Milwaukee’s Deer District on Friday, where people had gathered to watch Game 6 of the NBA Playoff series between the Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics. Fortunately, the incidents in Milwaukee didn’t result in any immediate fatalities.
Following those shootings, the Bucks announced that a previously planned watch party for Game 7 of the series will be canceled.
— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) May 14, 2022
For live, up to the minute updates regarding the tragedy in Buffalo, including statements from law enforcement as well as politicians, follow The New York Times.
