The Jewish Community Center of Boulder held a vigil Tuesday evening for local residents to connect and grieve following a mass shooting at a supermarket not far from the University of Colorado.
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Ten people, including one police officer, were killed when a gunman attacked a King Soopers supermarket in the Colorado city. All the victims have been identified; the youngest was 20 and the oldest 65. Police arrested the gunman, 21-year-old Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa from Arvada, Colo.
Leaders of the Boulder JCC expressed their sorrow and dismay regarding an incident of violence so close to home.
"Our hearts are with the Boulder community as the shooting at the King Soopers has unfolded before our eyes. We are shaken to our core, and we mourn the loss of life," a social-media post signed by Jonathan Lev and Lee Strongwater, JCC's executive director and board president, said. "Our thoughts are with the families of the victims, law enforcement and first responders who put their lives on the line for our beloved community."
