Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images(BOULDER, Colo.) Nearly a year after a gunman opened fire at a King Soopers in Boulder, Colorado, killing 10 people, the grocery store has reopened. A marching band helped mark Wednesday's reopening a joyful yet somber celebration attended by local officials and community members that honored the victims and paid tribute to the first responders of the March 22, 2021, mass shooting. Instead of a ribbon-cutting, the manager of the Table Mesa King Soopers store and the city's mayor tied a ribbon together to signal their strength. "Just like the strength of this knot, we are strong," King Soopers spokesperson Kelli McGannon told the crowd. There was also a moment of silence for the workers, shoppers and Boulder police officer killed in the shooting: Denny Stong, 20; Neven Stanisic, 23; Rikki Olds, 25; Tralona Bartkowiak, 49; Suzanne Fountain, 59; Teri Leiker, 51; Officer Eric Talley, 51; Kevin Mahon
Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images(BOULDER, Colo.) Nearly a year after a gunman opened fire at a King Soopers in Boulder,
Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images(BOULDER, Colo.) Nearly a year after a gunman opened fire at a King Soopers in Boulder, Colorado, killing 10 people, the grocery store has reopened. A marching band helped mark Wednesday's reopening a joyful yet somber celebration attended by local officials and community members that honored the victims and paid tribute to the first responders of the March 22, 2021, mass shooting. Instead of a ribbon-cutting, the manager of the Table Mesa King Soopers store and the city's mayor tied a ribbon together to signal their strength. "Just like the strength of this knot, we are strong," King Soopers spokesperson Kelli McGannon told the crowd. There was also a moment of silence for the workers, shoppers and Boulder police officer killed in the shooting: Denny Stong, 20; Neven Stanisic, 23; Rikki Olds, 25; Tralona Bartkowiak, 49; Suzanne Fountain, 59; Teri Leiker, 51; Officer Eric Talley, 51; Kevin Mahon
The store manager of the Table Mesa King Soopers store in Boulder and the city’s mayor marked the official reopening of the store Wednesday by tying a ribbon together to signify the strength and unity of the workers at the store and the South Boulder community.