On Jan. While the gathering was held four months after the Boulder King Soopers mass shooter, Ahmad Alissa, was found guilty on all counts in the murders of 10 people, District Attorney Michael Dougherty announced the event marked the end of the prosecution in the case.
The meeting opened with Dougherty awarding multiple individuals and parties awards for their help through the aftermath of the shooting. Each recipient was recognized in front of the office staff, before walking up and accepting their award.
Gil Gilmore, 13, was the first to be recognized during the ceremony. During the ceremony, Dougherty said the day after the shooting he was leaving the Boulder Police Department when he was approached by Gilmore, who was 9 years old at the time, and was asked to promise he was going to pursue justice in the case. In the two months following the shooting, Gil and his mother stood outside the Boulder police department for at least an hour a day with signs of encouragement.
Then, they visited the department weekly for the year after. I felt inspired, we felt inspired and motivated to keep pushing on. Gil also donated food and beverages to those directly affected by the caseduring the trial, using money he had saved up from a lemonade stand. In addition to donations from Gil, food from numerous Boulder area restaurants and stores was provided, including from King Soopers.
Dougherty thanked the staff of King Soopers and said they have gone above and beyond since day one. Dougherty said the staff led therapeutic walkthroughs in the days following the shooting, held memorial events at the store, organized the reopening event at the store, and donated pallets of food and drink during the trial.
