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Celestine “Stiney” Chaney, a 65-year-old Black woman, died on May 14, 2022, after a gunman opened fire inside the Tops Friendly Markets on Jefferson Avenue in Buffalo, New York. That afternoon began as a simple errand in a familiar place: she had gone to the store with a relative, expecting a quick trip for groceries and a treat for her family, the kind of routine outing that barely registers until it’s suddenly cut short.

Witnesses and family members later described how ordinary t ...Read More
Victim Details

Celestine Stiney Chaney

Female

Black / African American

Buffalo

NY

2022-05-14

65

Celestine

Stiney Chaney

01/11/2026