By Claudia Dominguez and Steve Almasy, CNN
The Tops Pleasant Markets retailer in Buffalo, New York, the place 10 individuals had been shot and killed in Could will “quietly and respectfully” reopen Friday morning, firm officers mentioned Monday.
The day earlier than the official reopening, the shop will maintain a gathering within the afternoon to recollect the victims and staff affected by the mass taking pictures, the discharge added.
“A second of silence and prayer might be held at 2:30 pm (Thursday),” officers mentioned.
The shop has been totally renovated because the Could 14 taking pictures, which additionally left three individuals with gunshot wounds, in response to officers.
The 18-year-old suspect has pleaded not responsible to 10 counts of first-degree homicide, 10 counts of second-degree homicide as a hate crime and three counts of tried homicide as a hate crime, in response to court docket paperwork.
The suspected shooter additionally faces federal hate crime costs.
Eleven of the 13 individuals who had been shot had been Black.
In response to CNN affiliate WKBW, Tops CEO John Individuals has mentioned that the corporate has different shops if staff do not feel comfy returning to work on the location the place the taking pictures occurred.
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