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2022 Buffalo shooting

mass shooting in Buffalo, New York
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The 2022 Buffalo shooting occurred in Erie County[1]. The event took place in the United States[1].

Erie County, where the shooting happened, is situated in the state of New York[1]. The incident drew significant attention due to its location within the U.S.[1].

Key Facts

  • 2022 Buffalo shooting is located in Erie County[3].
  • 2022 Buffalo shooting is in the country of United States[4].
  • 2022 Buffalo shooting's instance of is recorded as mass shooting[5].
  • 2022 Buffalo shooting's instance of is recorded as domestic terrorist attack[6].
  • 2022 Buffalo shooting's instance of is recorded as hate crime[7].
  • 2022 Buffalo shooting's instance of is recorded as livestreamed crime[8].
  • 2022 Buffalo shooting took place at Tops supermarket, Buffalo, New York[9].
  • 2022 Buffalo shooting took place at Buffalo[10].
  • 2022 Buffalo shooting took place at New York[11].
  • 2022 Buffalo shooting is part of list of mass shootings in the United States in 2022[12].
  • 2022 Buffalo shooting is part of list of right-wing terrorist attacks[13].
  • 2022 Buffalo shooting is part of list of shootings in New York[14].
  • 2022 Buffalo shooting's Commons category is recorded as 2022 Buffalo shooting[15].
  • 2022 Buffalo shooting's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone[16].
  • 2022 Buffalo shooting's armament is recorded as Bushmaster XM-15[17].
  • 2022 Buffalo shooting's target is recorded as African Americans[18].
  • 2022 Buffalo shooting took place on May 15, 2022[19].
  • 2022 Buffalo shooting's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.90972222222222, 'lon': -78.85277777777777}[20].
  • 2022 Buffalo shooting's has cause is recorded as white supremacy[21].
  • 2022 Buffalo shooting's has cause is recorded as Great Replacement[22].
  • 2022 Buffalo shooting resulted in {'amount': '+10'} deaths[23].
  • 2022 Buffalo shooting caused {'amount': '+3'} injuries[24].
  • 2022 Buffalo shooting's hashtag is recorded as BuffaloMassacre[25].
  • 2022 Buffalo shooting's hashtag is recorded as buffalosupermarket[26].
  • 2022 Buffalo shooting's number of perpetrators is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}[27].

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When and Where

2022 Buffalo shooting took place on May 15, 2022[19]. Recorded location include Tops supermarket, Buffalo, New York[9], Buffalo[10], and New York[11]. It is in the country of United States[4].

Context

Part of include list of mass shootings in the United States in 2022[12], list of right-wing terrorist attacks[13], and list of shootings in New York[14]. Recorded instance of include mass shooting[5], domestic terrorist attack[6], hate crime[7], and livestreamed crime[8].

Outcome and Impact

2022 Buffalo shooting resulted in {'amount': '+10'} deaths[23]. It caused {'amount': '+3'} injuries[24].

Why It Matters

2022 Buffalo shooting ranks in the top 5% of mass_shooting entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,659 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

New York United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . buffalonews.com. buffalonews.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . independent.co.uk. independent.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . buffalonews.com. buffalonews.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . buffalonews.com. buffalonews.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . washingtonpost.com. washingtonpost.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . edition.cnn.com. edition.cnn.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . buffalonews.com. buffalonews.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . washingtonpost.com. washingtonpost.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . washingtonpost.com. washingtonpost.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . twitter.com. Retrieved . twitter.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11w ago · CommonsDelinker · 2026-07-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Video → 5-17-2022 President Biden Delivers Remarks.webm
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  2. 12w ago · ~2026-41041-18 · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 42.90972222222222, 'lon': -78.85277777777777}
    Instance of → —
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    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Instance of: massacre"
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