Officer Aaron Salter Jr., age 55

Lost to gun violence on May 14, 2022 in Buffalo, New York.

He was a Security guard and retired policeman.

Photo sources:

• http://https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/18573094/tops-friendly-markets-shooting-victims-buffalo-payton-gendron/gunmemorial.org
• Contributed photo
• Buffalo News: Recently retired police officer, mother of former fire commissioner both killed in Tops shooting

News sources:

• https://twitter.com/abbyfridmannTV/status/1525841821917753345
• https://twitter.com/madisonlcarter/status/1525685844635533315?s=21&t=ySjvrTpKGFYhlmjHcPZOjA
• https://twitter.com/abbyfridmannTV/status/1525641606099091460
• https://twitter.com/JeffPrevalTV/status/1525652378376196096
• https://twitter.com/BPDAlerts/status/1525558280981991428
• https://twitter.com/WNYnews/status/1525548318809542658
• 12news.com: ¿Quiénes son las víctimas del tiroteo masivo en Buffalo?
• News 4 Buffalo: Buffalo supermarket mass shooting: What we know about the victims
• May 15: New York Post: Buffalo supermarket shooting victims include food pantry head, ex-fire chief’s mom
• Heavy.com: Aaron Salter: A Tribute to the Retired Police Officer
• WKBW: Security guard who tried to stop mass shooter at Buffalo Tops identified as Aaron Salter
• Buffalo News: Buffalo's worst mass shooting takes 10 lives, leaves 3 wounded; attack called 'a racially motivated hate crime'
• BNO News: Gunman kills 10 at New York store while livestreaming on Twitch
• Gun Violence Archive

Also killed were:

• Andre Mackneil, age 53
• Celestine "Stiney" Chaney, age 65
• Geraldine Talley, age 62
• Heyward "Tenny" Patterson, age 67
• Katherine "Kat" Massey, age 72
• Margus D. Morrison, age 52
• Pearly Young, age 77
• Roberta Drury, age 32
• Ruth Whitfield, age 86

Other nearby fatal shootings:

• Buffalo, NY - April 27, 2024
• Buffalo, NY - April 27, 2024
• Buffalo, NY - March 10, 2024
• Buffalo, NY - February 7, 2024
• Buffalo, NY - December 10, 2023