Rob Gronkowski stated Buffalo will at all times have a particular place in his coronary heart and referred to as the capturing devastating.
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Beloved Buffalo native Rob Gronkowski and lots of different celebrities with deep connections to the town paid heartfelt tribute to the victims who misplaced their lives in Saturday’s hate-fueled bloodbath in a grocery store.
Gronkowski led tributes following the horrific, racially motivated assault as he penned phrases about Buffalo — a metropolis wherein he grew up.
“Sending a lot love and lots of prayers to the town of Buffalo. Particularly to the households and mates of all of the victims of the tragic capturing yesterday,” Gronk tweeted on Sunday.
“Buffalo will at all times have a particular place in my coronary heart and what occurred yesterday was devastating. Keep robust.”
Earlier than leaving Buffalo, the NFL star attended Williamsville North Excessive College. The varsity is positioned simply 20 minutes from the grocery store the place Saturday’s gun rampage befell.
Payton Gendron, 18, was taken into custody minutes after he allegedly livestreamed himself opening fireplace on the Tops Pleasant Market and fatally capturing 10 folks.
The Buffalo Payments paid tribute to the victims of the capturing by taking up a new group slogan, which reads, “Cease hate. Finish Racism. Select love.”
“Praying for and with our Buffalo neighborhood. Our hearts are with the victims, their households, and mates,” the group tweeted.
The group’s beloved quarterback Josh Allen rushed to Twitter to pay his respects, saying it’s “extraordinarily laborious to specific the feelings proper now.”
“Completely heartbroken for the victims and their households, and for the Metropolis of Buffalo,” Allen added.
On Monday, Allen stated he was nonetheless heartbroken over the act of terror.
“It’s nonetheless laborious to wrap my head round it,” Allen shared. “I tweeted it, simply the heartbreak, the sense of this bizarre feeling that I've.”
“It’s one thing that you simply by no means assume it’s going to occur in your neighborhood and when it does, it hits house. I used to be sick to my abdomen all day yesterday,” he added.
Payments legend Thurman Thomas penned phrases from the guts on Twitter, writing, “The information right this moment is heartbreaking and infuriating on the similar time.
“My love goes out to the Buffalo neighborhood and to these of you who misplaced somebody. We're right here for you and we love you.”
Thomas and several other former teammates are coming collectively in Buffalo this week to assist assist households of the capturing victims.
Amongst these gamers anticipated to make the journey are Corridor of Famers defensive finish Bruce Smith and receiver Andre Reed, together with Thomas and Corridor of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly, who, like Thomas, lives within the space.
“I’m hurting for the town that I like. I’m hurting for the folks on the east facet, their households, our mates, and our neighborhood,” Thomas stated. “You examine stuff occurring in different states, however when it’s proper right here at house, it’s powerful. It actually is hard and it is a time that we have to come collectively.”
The 4 Corridor of Famers had been key members of the Buffalo groups that received 4 straight AFC championships.
Thomas and his spouse, Patti Thomas, stated their household basis has raised greater than $100,000 to assist the town and its residents within the aftermath of the capturing.
Talking on Monday, Payments security Micah Hyde stated Buffalo “has develop into house to me.”
“I heard the information yesterday. I’m shocked. I nonetheless can’t consider it. There’s hate on the planet. You attempt to erase it with love,” he stated. “Like to the youth, there’s like to the neighborhood, love for the inspiration. I suppose that’s the way in which to fight it.”
Over on Twitter, Hyde stated he can be “donating a portion” of his charity sport proceeds to the households affected by the capturing.
NFL Corridor of Fame star Terrell Owens responded to Hyde’s fundraising efforts, tweeting, “All one of the best with softball sport and it’s new which means.
“My ideas and prayers are with the victims of this mindless incident. @BuffaloBills, let me know if there may be something I can do to assist. This hurts.”
Owens’ spectacular profession on the sector noticed him play for the Payments for one season in 2009. The town’s mayor on the time, Byron Brown, offered Owens with a key to the town simply 24 hours after touching down in Buffalo.
The Buffalo Sabres tweeted, “We're heartbroken for our neighborhood right this moment. Our hearts are with the victims, their households, mates, and all of Buffalo.”
Buffalo Sabres goalie Ryan Miller additionally paid tribute to the capturing victims on Twitter.
“My coronary heart goes out to the victims in Buffalo, NY. Such a horrible tragedy. I hope that the neighborhood can heal,” he tweeted.
Buffalo-based rock band Goo Goo Dolls additionally paid tribute on Twitter.
“Our hearts are breaking for our hometown of Buffalo, NY because the victims, households, and neighborhood do their finest to seek out their means by means of yesterday’s mindless tragedy,” the beloved band tweeted.
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