The Buffalo supermarket where 10 Black people were killed by a white gunman is set to reopen its doors to the public Friday, two months after the racist attack.
A moment of silence and prayer will be held Thursday at Tops Friendly Market to honour the victims, employees and community impacted by the May 14 mass shooting, with a ceremonial reopening of the overhauled store before customers return Friday, the company said.
Ten Black people were killed when a then-18-year-old gunman wearing body armour and carrying a semi-automatic rifle opened fire on weekend shoppers and employees. Three people were wounded in the massacre.
Investigators say the shooter was motivated by white supremacist beliefs and researched the demographics of the predominantly Black neighbourhood where the market is located with the intent of killing as many Black people as possible. He drove for more than three hours from his home in Conklin, New York, to carry out the attack, authorities said.
The decision to reopen, rather than relocate, the store has been met with mixed emotions in the East Buffalo neighbourhood that, beset by high poverty, fought for years to get a grocery store. Since opening in 2003, the Tops location remains the only supermarket in the immediate area. Its closure in the wake of the shooting forced many residents to take buses to other locations or rely on stopgap measures like neighbourhood giveaways to access fresh food.
"We must go on," said Tops employee Rosalie Bishop, who has worked at the store for 12 years. She wants the store open again 鈥 and never for a moment considered not returning to work with colleagues who she considers family.
"The store is there for a reason. The store is still there for a reason," said Bishop, 58, who was on her way to work when the shooting happened and said she's still processing her near miss. "The people will come back. They might not come today or tomorrow, but they will come back."
Other neighbours say reopening isn't the best path forward.
Suggestions to local media and on social networks include turning the site into a park or recreational centre that would bring the community together, or having several supermarkets that are more dispersed throughout Buffalo's East Side.
Some simply can't imagine entering a store where such terrible events took place.
The shooter, Payton Gendron, was arrested just outside the store's front entrance. He is charged with numerous counts, including federal hate crime charges punishable by the death penalty, and has pleaded not guilty to state and federal charges.
Authorities say the gunman was motivated by white supremacist beliefs, including a baseless conspiracy theory about a plot to diminish the influence of white people. He chronicled his plans for months in an online diary, authorities said, and livestreamed the attack via a helmet camera.
Mayor Byron Brown said he was apprehensive while first touring the remodelled store but believes the overhaul will be helpful to customers.
"I realize that not everyone will feel comfortable returning to the store," he said in a statement, adding that he is encouraging other retailers to serve the area.
"None of us will ever forget the cruel, racist attack," Brown said. The reopening is a step toward healing, he said.
Bishop already has returned to the store to help prepare. Her first day went smoothly, but a security drill with flashing lights on the second day sent her home, shaken, mid-shift. Still, she said she is not afraid for her safety.
"I just want peace. I just want peace," Bishop said. "It'll never go back to the way it was. We're not looking for the way it was. But peace."
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