“Absolutely heartbroken for the victims”: Bills QB Josh Allen is devastated by the Buffalo racially motivated shootings
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Today marks a dark day in American history and for the residents of the city of Buffalo, an 18-year-old man shot and killed 10 people in a predominantly black neighborhood of New York State. Authorities have termed the nature of the attack as racially motivated. The man who has been identified as Payton Gendron began firing in a store’s car parking before entering and continuing to shoot people. What is more disturbing is that he streamed this act of terrorism online.
Following the attack, President Joe Biden condemned the attack as an “Abhorrent” act. As per reports, the attacker shouted racial slurs while shooting and had a racial slur written on his weapon as well. He posted a manifesto that promoted racist language and ideas online as per BBC. The act not only shocked the city of Buffalo but also the members of the Buffalo Bills team who were left speechless.
“Absolutely heartbroken for the victims and their families”: Josh Allen on the shooting
The team members of the Buffalo Bills all expressed their grief and showed sympathy towards the city of Buffalo and the families of the victims. They all stood in solidarity with the city showing their support on a dark day. Josh Allen, the quarterback for the Bills said, “Extremely hard to express the emotions right now, absolutely heartbroken for the victims and their families, and for the City of Buffalo.“
In addition to Allen, other team members such as Rodger Saffold, a new addition to the Bills tweeted, “Prayers up to everyone affected at the mass shooting in Buffalo this afternoon, lean on family and community during this difficult time.”
Safety Jaquan Johnson also expressed his condolences and showed support by tweeting, “Prayers to the Buffalo community and the families that lost their loved ones!”
Apart from existing members of the Buffalo Bills organization, former members also condemned the hideous nature of the act, two prominent individuals were the New York Giant GM Joe Schoem and HC Brian Daboll.
We at Firstsportz also condemn the shootings in Buffalo and hope that the parties guilty will be punished according to the law. Our prayers are with the city of Buffalo and the families of the victims of the shooting.
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