Jamien Eutsey was savoring a gentle if busy Saturday, his last one off before his summer graduate classes began at Medaille College.
The Breaking Barriers Youth Leadership Council gathered near the Tops Market on Jefferson Avenue days after the mass shooting. As 16-year-old Jordan Bonner was overcome, Jamie Eutsey cried with him and kept repeating: "We have to be strong; we have to be strong Black men."
Six members of Breaking Barriers, all involved in an emotional Zoom call shortly after the mass shooting at Tops, met Friday on Jefferson Avenue: From left are Jamien Eutsey, 22; Deonte' Brown, 22; Malik Stubbs, 27; Jordan Bonner, 16; Xavier Lamar, 18; and Dorian Withrow Jr., 22, who graduated over the weekend from Canisius College.
Jordan Bonner, front, of Breaking Barriers, standing next to Xavier Lamar, is silent in both grief and reflection outside the Tops Market on Jefferson Avenue, on Friday, May 20, 2022.
Malik Stubbs takes a few minutes to reflect as emotions run high among the "brotherhood" of Breaking Barriers, as several members gathered Friday, May 20, 2022, near the Tops Market on Jefferson Avenue.
The Breaking Barriers Youth Leadership Council gathered near the Tops Market on Jefferson Avenue days after the mass shooting. As 16-year-old Jordan Bonner was overcome, Jamie Eutsey cried with him and kept repeating: "We have to be strong; we have to be strong Black men."
Jordan Bonner, front, of Breaking Barriers, standing next to Xavier Lamar, is silent in both grief and reflection outside the Tops Market on Jefferson Avenue, on Friday, May 20, 2022.
Six members of Breaking Barriers, all involved in an emotional Zoom call shortly after the mass shooting at Tops, met Friday on Jefferson Avenue: From left are Jamien Eutsey, 22; Deonte' Brown, 22; Malik Stubbs, 27; Jordan Bonner, 16; Xavier Lamar, 18; and Dorian Withrow Jr., 22, who graduated over the weekend from Canisius College.
Malik Stubbs takes a few minutes to reflect as emotions run high among the "brotherhood" of Breaking Barriers, as several members gathered Friday, May 20, 2022, near the Tops Market on Jefferson Avenue.
