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Federal authorities are investigating the massacre in Buffalo as a potential hate crime. Law enforcement officials also reported Monday that the accused gunman had planned to continue his shooting spree at another location if he had escaped. That news came as communities in Buffalo mourned the losses from an attack that claimed 10 lives. All were black. Special correspondent Cat Wise reports.

The Tops Friendly Market chosen by the white gunman to launch his deadly racist attack on Saturday served as an anchor of sorts for the Black community along Buffalo’s Jefferson Avenue, one of the few places where residents could buy groceries. Now even that modest sanctuary no longer feels safe to many Black people in Buffalo, which takes pride in its nickname “the City of Good Neighbours.”

The white 18-year-old who shot and killed 10 people at a Buffalo supermarket had researched the local demographics and drove to the area a day in advance to conduct reconnaissance with the intent of killing as many Black people as possible, officials said Sunday. The racially motivated attack came a year after the gunman was taken to a hospital by State Police after making threats involving his high school, according to authorities.

When the Kensington Expressway was built there was little concern about the impact it would have on the people living on the east side of Buffalo, a predominantly African-American neighborhood. Its construction created an equity issue, which on Friday state and local leaders pledged would be righted. A $1 billion investment was announced to cover a portion of the roadway but when weighing equity in the City of Buffalo, the 33 is far from the only issue.

VOICE Buffalo and its partners held a Souls to the Polls community party Saturday that encouraged the importance of early voting, especially among Black and brown people who feel discouraged due to historical instances of voter suppression. While the event served as a block party which featured refreshments, music and swag bags to encourage early voting, it was also an educational platform.

Disabilities advocates announced the new annex at the site of the planned satellite, a 5-story historical building at 1021 Broadway, next to the Broadway Market.

Western New Yorkers marked the 28th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act by spotlighting a rather ironic lack of accessibility.