Coloradans gather for prayer vigil in memory of Buffalo shooting victims [Video]

DENVER — Community leaders from across the Denver metro area gathered May 17 at the bottom of the State Capitol steps to pray for the 10 victims of the racially motivated mass shooting in Buffalo, New York.

The shooting occurred May 14 at Tops Friendly Markets, a grocery store. The victims of the shooting were:

• Aaron Salter, 55
• Ruth Whitfield, 86
• Katherine “Kat” Massey, 72
• Pearly Young, 77
• Heyward Patterson, 67
• Celestine Chaney, 65
• Roberta Drury, 32
• Margus D. Morrison, 52
• Andre Mackneil, 53
• Geraldine Talley, 62

Natasha Vasquez lives in Denver’s Park Hill neighborhood and came to the vigil to show her support. She was hoping more people would show up, but said that sometimes a massive crowd isn’t needed for significant change to happen.

“The crowd that showed up wasn’t huge, but it only takes one person to spark a flame,” Vasquez said. “And the idea that someone would come in and take people grandmothers, grandfathers, …