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Friend of man killed in Buffalo shooting says he would forgive killer

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Friend of man killed in Buffalo shooting says he would forgive killer

A friend of a man killed in the mass shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, on Saturday (14 May) has said that he would forgive the shooter.

Hayward Patterson, 67, a church deacon, was among 10 people who were shot and killed at the Tops supermarket.

"I could picture him telling us to go on, praise God. I can picture him telling us to keep the mantle going. That's the kind of person he was," Penny Beckham told Sky News.

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