Retired Buffalo police officers and longtime friends of the late Aaron Salter Jr. are, from left, Bradford Pitts, Earl Perrin and Nate Goldsmith. They are at the center of annual scholarships in honor of their friend, who was killed while trying to protect others from the gunman during the Tops shooting.
Decades ago, a young Buffalo police officer, Bradford Pitts, was driving on Bailey Avenue when he saw a longtime friend waving from a car at a gas station.
Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia carries the folded flag from the casket of retired Buffalo Police officer Aaron Salter, who was killed in an exchange of gunfire with the Tops gunman while working at the store as a security guard, as he presents it to Salter's family at the end of a memorial service at The Chapel at Crosspoint, Wednesday, May 25, 2022. Salter has been hailed as a hero for his actions. (Derek Gee / Buffalo News)
Retired Buffalo Police officers and longtime friends of the late Aaron Salter, front from left: Bradford Pitts, Earl Perrin and Nate Goldsmith, outside the E District building where all served when they were young and new to the department.
Retired Buffalo police officers Bradford Pitts, left, and Earl Perrin greet each other Tuesday outside the E District Station. They were close friends of Aaron Salter Jr.
Retired Buffalo police officers and longtime friends of the late Aaron Salter Jr. are, from left, Bradford Pitts, Earl Perrin and Nate Goldsmith. They are at the center of annual scholarships in honor of their friend, who was killed while trying to protect others from the gunman during the Tops shooting.
Retired Buffalo Police officers and longtime friends of the late Aaron Salter, front from left: Bradford Pitts, Earl Perrin and Nate Goldsmith, outside the E District building where all served when they were young and new to the department.
Retired Buffalo police officers Bradford Pitts, left, and Earl Perrin greet each other Tuesday outside the E District Station. They were close friends of Aaron Salter Jr.
Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia carries the folded flag from the casket of retired Buffalo Police officer Aaron Salter, who was killed in an exchange of gunfire with the Tops gunman while working at the store as a security guard, as he presents it to Salter's family at the end of a memorial service at The Chapel at Crosspoint, Wednesday, May 25, 2022. Salter has been hailed as a hero for his actions. (Derek Gee / Buffalo News)
