Justin Bieber addressed a mass shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo yesterday (May 14) during a concert in the New York city.The pop star performed at the city’s Keybank Center hours after 10 people were fatally shot and three wounded by a gunman in what police have called a “racially motivated hate crime”.During the concert, Bieber referred to the shooting ahead of airing ‘Hurt’, telling the crowd: “As we know, there’s so much division in this world.
So much racial injustice. As you and I both know, racism is evil and it is diabolical.“But what you and I get to do, we get to be the difference makers.
We get to be the people who continue to have the conversations with our friends and our family and our loved ones. We continue to be allies.”A post shared by Justin Bieber (@justinbieber)Bieber also held a moment of silence during the show for those killed and affected by the shooting. “To the people who couldn’t stay silent to honor the lives that were so tragically lost, I urge you to ask yourself why?” he captioned a video of the moment on Instagram.A post shared by Justin Bieber (@justinbieber)In another video captioned “PRAYING WITH AND FOR BUFFALO”, Bieber was seen talking to his team ahead of the concert. “You guys probably heard what happened – pretty horrible stuff,” he said. “But I’m looking forward to tonight, looking forward to getting on that stage and doing what we do best and having a good time and bringing joy to the city.
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