Dave Chappelle Donates Comedy Show Ticket Sales To Families Affected By Buffalo Mass Shooting 

Dave Chappelle

Dave Chappelle Donates Comedy Show Ticket Sales To Families Affected By Buffalo Mass Shooting 

Comedian Dave Chappelle booked a last-minute show seemingly in hopes of helping those in need. 

Dave Chappelle, 48, announced the show on Wednesday (June 1) and the tickets sold out in an hour. The event took place on Sunday (June 5) in Buffalo, NY at Shea’s Performing Arts Center.  The venue seats 3,000 people which gave Dave Chappelle the opportunity to make a sizable donation to the families of the victims fatally shot in the city’s supermarket on May 14.

Saw @DaveChappelle last night! Great show and he donated all proceeds to families of the shooting at Tops in Buffalo ?? pic.twitter.com/5Li2Yn2icJ

— ScottySpades (@ScottySpades) June 6, 2022

On stage, Chappelle announced he’ll be giving the money he made from his ticket sales back to the Buffalo families affected by the tragedy.

Shea’s Performing Arts Center director of marketing and communications, Kevin Sweeney recalled:

“[Dave Chappelle] said, and I’m paraphrasing, ‘I came here to Buffalo to recognize the victims and for these families.’”

As you may already know, 18-year-old white gunman, Payton S. Gendron drove at least 200 miles to open fire and kill at least 10 Black people inside of a Tops supermarket in Buffalo, New York. The incident has been identified as a racist attack. Payton Gendron live streamed the attack. Before the shooting, he labeled himself as a white supremacist. Following the tragic incident, Payton Gendron was taken into custody and ultimately pleaded not guilty.

Payton Gendron– Buffalo, NY mass shooter

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