Buffalo's Tops grocery will reopen this week following the mass shooting in May

Tops Markets announced Monday that its Buffalo, N.Y. location will reopen on July 15 following the deadly mass shooting in May. Here, investigators stand outside during a moment of silence for the victims of the Buffalo supermarket shooting outside the Tops Friendly Market on Saturday, May 21, 2022. (Joshua Bessex/AP)

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The Tops supermarket store in Buffalo, N.Y. — the site of the deadly mass shooting that killed 10 people in May — will officially reopen to the public this week.

Company officials are planning to hold a gathering with a moment of silence and prayer the day before its re-opening on Friday to honor the victims and employees impacted by the mass shooting, according to a release.

Tops Friendly Markets representatives along with community members, local dignitaries and other various guests will be in attendance for this week’s commemoration.