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Ten people were killed in a mass shooting at a Tops Friendly Market in Buffalo, New York on Saturday.
Retired Buffalo Police Department cop Aaron Salter was killed after trying to shoot back at the alleged shooter
Aaron Salter Jr., 75
Salter is a retired Buffalo police officer who worked as a security guard at the supermarket.
He was fatally shot after confronting accused shooter Payton Gendron inside the store.
Salter's shots failed to penetrate Gendron's armored vest, officials confirmed to CBS News,
After he shot at Gendron, the teen returned fire, killing Salter.
Ruth Whitfield, 86, the mother of former Buffalo fire commissioner Garnell Whitfield, was also killed in the attack
Ruth Whitfield, 86
Whitfield had just visited her husband in a nursing home and decided to stop at the Tops on her way home to get something to eat, WGRZ reported.
She was also the mother of Former Buffalo Fire Commissioner Garnell Whitfield, according to the television station.
Following the shooting, he said during an interview with the Buffalo News: 'My mom was the consummate mom. My mother was a mother to the motherless. She was a blessing to all of us. She loved God and taught us to do the same thing,' he said.
Katherine Massey, 72, had gone to the supermarket to do her grocery shopping when she was fatally shot
Katherine Massey, 72
She had gone to the supermarket to do her grocery shopping when she was fatally shot.
Her brother was supposed to pick her up after she finished her errands, but arrived to the grisly aftermath of a mass shooting.
Massey was a civil rights and education advocate.
Former Erie County Legislator Betty Jean Grant, who had known Massey for over 20 years, told The Buffalo News that she 'did everything she could to lift up Buffalo's black community.'
Last year, Massey wrote a letter calling for more federal regulation of firearms, citing both urban street violence and mass shootings.
Pearly Young, 77, who fed needy residents in Buffalo's Central Park neighborhood for 25 years, was also killed
Pearly Young, 77
Young fed needy residents in Buffalo's Central Park neighborhood for 25 years.
Young, originally from Alabama, moved to New York as a young adult and married a pastor.
She had gone to lunch with her sister-in-law on Saturday and was dropped off at the grocer afterwards. Her son was expected to pick her up, but when he arrived at the store, all was in chaos.
Her relatives told Alabama.com Young will be remembered for her love for God and her family.
Celestine Chaney, 65, who was at the supermarket to buy strawberries for shortcake at the time of the shooting
