Nearly a year after a gunman opened fire at a King Soopers in Colorado, killing 10 people, the grocery store has reopened.
Kevin Mahoney, 61, was about to become a grandfather. Another victim, Denny Strong, 20, dreamed of becoming a pilot.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.
"Just like the strength of this knot, we are strong," King Soopers spokesperson Kelli McGannon told the crowd. The 10 trees will"remind us of the dark day, the day of evil that occurred here," Colorado Gov. Jared Polis told the crowd, though he noted that the reopening marks a"turning point for the community to move forward."Colorado Gov. Jared Polis speaks at the reopening of a King Soopers grocery store in Boulder, Colo. , Feb. 9, 2022.
"I've been looking forward to this day for a long time. We've come a long way in the past year," she said, getting choked up.
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