BOULDER, Colo. 鈥� The city of Boulder encouraged people nationwide to hold a moment of silence and conduct a candle-lighting ceremony to
Boulder officials asked participants to observe 10 minutes of silence and leave a candle or light in front of their homes at 8 p.m. Saturday to
Still, residents such as Susan Sierota extolled the virtues of the socially distanced ceremonies.
鈥淚t鈥檚 so important to remember the victims and do so with strong community. But right now we can鈥檛 because of the pandemic,鈥� said Sierota, a 30-year Boulder resident. 鈥淣ormally, we can gather around and show people that we鈥檙e in this together.鈥�
The former CEO of a Colorado tech startup will leave a candle by her front window for 10 days to
鈥淭here are lots of candles in windows on my street,鈥� Sierota said. 鈥淚t's comforting.鈥�
David A. Humdy, a 25-year Colorado resident, said the ceremonies are important as a way to reflect on what happened.
鈥淧eople are never going to forget. People are going to use it as a political battleground fight. And I think before that, I鈥檇 just like the loss of life to be acknowledged," Humdy said.
The Boulder mass shooting occurred just days after another mass killing took place in Atlanta where eight people were killed, six of them women of Asian descent.
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