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One year since Tops grocery store shooting in Buffalo, podcast tells story of local cheerleading gym

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(Courtesy of Kristen Uroda)
(Courtesy of Kristen Uroda)

Sunday marks one year since a mass shooting by a self-described white supremacist at a grocery store in Buffalo. The shooting happened just three blocks from BASE, a local cheerleading gym.

Here & Now's Celeste Headlee speaks with Na'kya McCann, the host of NPR Embedded's new series, Buffalo Extreme. McCann is a former cheerleader and current coach at BASE. Marianne McCune, the reporter on the series, also joins the conversation.

This segment aired on May 12, 2023.

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