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Celestine "Stiney" Chaney, aged 65, tragically lost her life on May 14, 2022, in a racially motivated mass shooting at Tops Friendly Market in Buffalo, New York. Chaney, a beloved mother and grandmother, was at the supermarket with her sister to buy strawberries for a shortcake when the horrific event unfolded. The shooter, an 18-year-old white supremacist named Payton Gendron, targeted the predominantly Black community, killing ten people and injuring three others. Gendron live-streamed the att ...Read More
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Celestine Stiney Chaney
Female
Black / African American
Buffalo
NY
2022-05-14
65
Celestine
Stiney Chaney
11/05/2025
Forum Posts (3)
I've been following the tragic events in Buffalo closely, and the loss of Celestine Chaney weighs he... ...Read More
07/15/2024
07/15/2024
I've been following the heartbreaking events of the Tops Friendly Market shooting and just read abou... ...Read More
06/25/2023
06/25/2023
I can’t stop thinking about how Stiney Chaney was just out buying strawberries with her sister. Su... ...Read More
02/26/2023
02/26/2023
