Sometimes I don’t like being at the right place at the right time.

Today  was one of those days as we were driving past Tops Supermarket just as a tragic and scary scene unfolded in the parking lot of the Niagara Street location.

Just seconds before we arrived, An 8 year old boy was killed when an older  motorist backed into him, pinning him against the wall near the doors of the Niagara Street supermarket.

As we pulled in, a crowd of people were dragging a man out of his car after he tried to flee the scene, pinning him to the ground while others kicked and punched him multiple times. Store security quickly cuffed him and tried to keep him away from the emotional witnesses as they continued to follow him around, throwing punches and yelling at him until Buffalo Police arrived to put him in a vehicle.

This video was taken just seconds after the driver was pulled from his car (see picture).  He is seen standing up against the cement pillar while witnesses continue to attack him, punching him in the face numerous times. It wasn’t clear if the man was under the influence of something or was in shock after taking the beating that he did, but either way, he didn’t appear that he knew what was going on. Even getting a bit belligerent with the people around him.

Details are still sketchy but needless to say it was a very scary, emotional scene I wish I hadn’t witnessed.

Our condolences to the family of the young boy.