Dave Chappelle to Donate All Proceeds From Buffalo Show To Mass Shooting Victims & Families

On Sunday, Dave Chappelle booked a last-minute gig at the 3,000-plus-seat Shea’s Performing Arts Center in Buffalo, NY. The sold-out show honored the community still recovering from last month’s horrific mass shooting at a Buffalo supermarket.

The comedian announced some of the victims’ families were seated in the audience. He also mentioned that all proceeds from that night would go to them.

On May 14, an 18-year-old white male entered Tops Supermarket, located in a predominately Black neighborhood, and killed ten residents aged between 32 and 86. The suspect was arrested and charged with domestic terrorism motivated by hate and ten counts of first-degree murder.

A little over a week before Buffalo, Chappelle himself became a victim of an attack. The 48-year-old was assaulted while onstage at the Hollywood Bowl. A knife-yielding man, later ID’d as Isaiah Lee, stormed the stage just as the show was ending and tackled the comedian.

Although the motive behind the attack is still not confirmed, some users online are convinced it had something to do with Chapelle’s latest controversial Netflix special. Lee was arrested and pled not guilty and was ordered to stay 100 yards away from Chapelle.