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Boulder to honor 10 victims killed in mass shooting with permanent memorial

By April 17, 2021 | updated 4 years ago

The Museum and City of Boulder are planning short-term and permanent memorials that will honor the 10 people killed during a mass shooting at a south Boulder King Soopers last month.

According to a release from the city, there will be consideration by those directly impacted by the shooting and the community. Planning is in the early stages.

“Our community is still reeling from the recent tragedy and will be grieving for a long time to come,” said Boulder’s Interim City Manager Chris Meschuk in a release. “The city is committed to honoring the victims and preserving the outpouring of support embodied in this organically created tribute.

A makeshift memorial stands on the fence that is separating the public from the grocery store at 3600 Table Mesa Dr. and has thousands of flowers, letters and signs expressing grief, sympathy and solidarity.

One of the first steps of this memorial will have museum staff members moving tribute items at the current memorial to another location a few feet away to allow better access and circulation to the area, according to the release.

The move will happen later this week depending on the weather. And although museum staff are grieving with the rest of the community, they wanted to help in any way they could.

“The Museum of Boulder is respectfully seeking to serve as a conduit to help our community heal,” said Lori Preston, the executive director of the museum.

“The process of preservation of artifacts, stories and oral histories is especially important at this time in light of the pandemic and limited ability for family members and friends of loved ones to attend the vigils and visit the sites.”

To keep up to date with the memorials’ latest developements, officials are encouraging people to visit the City of Boulder or the Museum of Boulder’s websites. 

David Mullen

Reporter

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