I have friends who live in that neighborhood.

[momta]

I have shopped at that grocery store...with my kids.

The Daily Camera is now reporting that six people were killed, but the Boulder police (I'm swallowing some rage right now because they lost one of their own) aren't saying.

Right now I'm pissed at the world. This shit doesn't have to happen.

Oh. And Lauren Boebert can go fuck herself.

[lapfog_1]

1. I'm sure Lauren is thinking

who cares, only liberals live in Boulder... they don't count

and... if it happened out in my district we would have shot him before he had a chance

and secretly she is probably f'ing herself over this with one of these

[momta]

2. Thanks for making me chuckle.

It's been a pretty dark day. We live just west of Boulder, and my brother texted me this afternoon to make sure my family is okay. (We are.)

[gldstwmn]

3. Besides the victims families

I feel for King Soopers workers who shouldn't have to go to work wondering if some asshole with an assault rifle is going to decide to go hunting in their store that day.

[hlthe2b]

4. I have a friend whose daughter is believed to have been in that store at the time.. UPDATED

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No one has heard but her cell phone is not being answered so the family has headed to the Boulder police department.

I hope she is ok.

UPDATE: SHE IS OK. SEE POST BELOW.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100215256742#post29

[Corgigal]

5. Omg,

Nothing scarier. I hope she’s OK.

[momta]

6. Oh geez.

I'll keep her in my thoughts.

Both of my kids went to preschool just a few blocks from that store (years ago). I'm in that neighborhood all the time.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

8. Oh, dear! I hope that she's okay!

Her family must be worried sick.

[Hekate]

9. Oh gods, I hope her cell was left behind when she was evacuated. Fingers crossed. nt

[hlthe2b]

11. Yes. That is my hope. I can imagine if she were hurriedly brought out by police or other employees

she might have failed to bring it with her.

It also occurs to me how few people, especially younger people, memorize phone numbers anymore. So I could imagine being offered a phone by others to call family could pose a dilemma for some.

[MuseRider]

10. Hoping she is well and

maybe dropped her phone.

I will hold her in my thoughts and heart hoping she is OK.

How terribly frightening.

[hlthe2b]

12. Me too.

[renate]

14. Oh no... that makes this horror even more real

I hope so much that she’s okay.

[luckone]

15. hithe2b thanks for sharing our hearts to her. Let us know in a post if you can when she is contacted

[hlthe2b]

18. It is all I can do not to try to contact the parents, but I think I have to let them contact me.

They know I'm very concerned and waiting to hear, but of course, they have many others they'll need to contact as well. Sometimes you know when bad news is coming your way and I have to think my positive feeling might be an indication that she is ok.

[momta]

19. Please let us know when you find out.

Meantime, thoughts and vibes headed your (and their) way.

[hlthe2b]

20. I will post a thread when I hear. Updated below

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https://www.democraticunderground.com/100215256742#post29

[Wingus Dingus]

28. Hope she is all right.

[hlthe2b]

29. **UPDATE: Friends' daughter physically ok thankfully**

Just heard from my friend on her CU-Boulder-attending daughter (3AM MT) who had been trapped in King Soopers while grocery shopping.

She had been evacuated by police without her cellphone and while physically mostly ok (she injured her ankle somehow during the ordeal or evacuation), she saw much of the violence and the police were keen to interview her in detail. So, while police were able to tell the parents she was ok not too long after arriving at the police department late yesterday, they were not able to reunite until early this morning.

They are going to take her to see about her ankle this morning which is extremely swollen and likewise seek mental health counseling for her, which I think is so smart to do.

I don't have any other details, but reading through the lines I suspect she might have witnessed the killing of the police officer.

I'm happy for my friend, but this is only a single bit of consolation among a storm of horror and sadness. As was the case after Columbine, none of those present who witnessed what had happened will ever be the same again.

for all lost and injured-- physically and spiritually.

[momta]

30. So relieved. Thanks for the update.

This was horrific. I hope she'll be able to get some counseling.

[Cha]

7. I know.. those poor

people were just shopping for food


I'm so sorry..

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

13. I used to live less than a mile from that store

and shopped there regularly.

[momta]

17. I was just remembering that...

I tried to set up a vaccination the other day, and the appointment disappeared before I could get the form filled out. It was at THAT store, though it wouldn't have been today.

[SCantiGOP]

16. Covid times 3

Over the last 50 years, one and a half million of our fellow citizens have died from guns.

[generalbetrayus]

21. The Boulder PD reported 10 murdered at the King Soopers, including one police officer.

I have shopped there on occasion in the past, when in Boulder, but I primarily shop at the King Soopers east of town.

[BobTheSubgenius]

22. This was the first I've heard of this, and I had to get up to speed.

I can scarcely believe this has happened again. Another senseless mass shooting. Must be Monday.

[Crunchy Frog]

23. I lived a very short walking distance away when I was a kid.

Used to walk over after school and get a snack from time to time.

Took my sons shopping there a few years ago when we visited Boulder.

This is really kind of hitting me right now.

[James48]

24. Reports now say 10 dead, one in custody.

I will wager $100 that the guy who did it is a white male, conservative, Trump supporter.

Do you think they will stop on the way to jail and buy him a hamburger?

[Coventina]

26. I saw the helicopter footage of him being escorted out: white male.

He was able to walk, but had a bloody leg.

[LeftInTX]

25. We shopped there when we stayed in Boulder in December 2019

[Wingus Dingus]

27. My son works just a couple miles from there.

Hits close to home.