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Celestine Stiney Chaney

Case from Buffalo, NY dated May 14, 2022

Victim Details

Celestine Stiney Chaney

Female

Black / African American

Buffalo

NY

2022-05-14

65

Celestine

Stiney Chaney

07/06/2026

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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 ...
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    I've been following the tragic events in Buffalo closely, and the loss of Celestine Chaney weighs he... ...Read More
    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
    I can’t stop thinking about how Stiney Chaney was just out buying strawberries with her sister. Su... ...Read More
    02/26/2023
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