The King Soopers supermarket chain announced it was donating $1 million to the Colorado Healing Fund, a group that is supporting the victims and families from the mass shooting in Boulder.
Shoppers are evacuated from a King Soopers grocery store after a gunman opened fire on March 22, 2021 in Boulder, Colorado. Chet Strange/Getty Images“The entire King Soopers family continues to mourn the loss of those who were victims of this senseless act of violence,” said Steve Burnham, the president of King Soopers and City Market, the Denver Channel reported.
Hundreds gather at Fairview High School for a candlelight vigil to remember the victims of a mass shooting that left 10 dead at King Soopers grocery store in Boulder, Colorado. REUTERS/Alyson McClaran“We have been overwhelmed by the outpouring of support from our fellow Coloradans, and we thank everyone for their incredible kindness,” he added.
Victims of the Boulder shooting (clockwise from top left): Rikki Olds, Neven Stanisic, Eric Talley, Lonna Bartkowiak, Teri Leiker, Denny Stong, Jody Waters, Suzanne Fountain, Kevin Mahoney and Lynn Murray. Facebook; InstagramThree King Soopers workers — Denny Stong, Rikki Olds and Teri Leiker — were killed Monday in the attack, which also claimed the lives of seven other people, including Police Officer Eric Talley, 51.
Flowers and crosses sit at a makeshift memorial outside a King Soopers grocery store on March 25, 2021 in Boulder, Colorado. Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images“This incredible donation from King Soopers will do so much to support the survivors, the families, and the community. Recovery is a marathon, not a sprint,” said Colorado Healing Fund founder Cynthia Coffman.
“The generosity we have felt from individuals and organizations this week, including King Soopers, will support everything from immediate travel needs to long term mental health services. We are beyond humbled by this outpouring of support,” she added, according to the news outlet.
The fund, which was established in the wake of the Columbine High School shooting to help victims and communities after similar attacks, promotes mental health services and financial relief.
Meanwhile, Instacart, the company for which Lynn Murray was filling an order when she was gunned down, said it would be donating $100,000 to the fund.
“This is a very sad moment for Boulder, the state of Colorado and the entire Instacart family,” Instacart CEO Apoorva Mehta said in a statement.
