Colorado Healing Fund activated following mass shooting at Colorado Springs birthday party
Colorado Healing Fund activated following mass shooting at Colorado Springs birthday party
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) For the second time in two months, the Colorado Healing Fund has been activated following a mass shooting at a birthday party in Colorado Springs.
On May 9 - Mother s Day- a man, believed to be the boyfriend of one of the victims, walked into a birthday party and killed six people before turning the gun on himself.
This shooting comes a little more than a month after a man entered a Boulder King Soopers and began shooting, killing ten people.
Colorado Healing Fund is accepting donations to support the six people killed in Colorado Springs after a 28-year-old gunman opened fire at a birthday party on Mother’s Day.
Sandra Ibarra-Perez, 28
Jose Ibarra, 26
Police said the shooting the deadliest in the city s history was an act of domestic violence.
During a news conference Tuesday, police identified the shooter, Teodoro Macias of Colorado Springs, as a boyfriend to one of the victims boyfriend who was angry after he wasn t invited to a family gathering Sunday night. He arrived at the home and began shooting, killing six people before turning the gun on himself.
Also, the Colorado Healing Fund is now accepting donations to support the shooting s victims.
Donations will be distributed through the fund’s community partners to victims, including the Colorado Organizations of Victim Assistance, according to the nonprofit’s website.
“The Colorado Healing Fund stands ready to accept the public’s donations and will work with local agencies and organizations in Colorado Springs to identify and respond to the immediate and long-term needs of those impacted,” said CHF Board President Cynthia Coffman in a news release.
Here’s how to donate to the Colorado Healing Fund:
Online by visiting ColoradoHealingFund.org;
Donate through Colorado Gives and direct the donation to the Colorado Springs Canterbury Community Shooting;
Checks and in-person donations will be accepted at Colorado-based FirstBank (1STBank) locations. Donors should make checks out to “Colorado Healing Fund and write CO Springs in the memo. When depositing the check with bank tellers, please designate donations for the Colorado Healing Fund’s “victim account”.
Boulder King Soopers to renovate following mass shooting
BOULDER, Colo. (KRDO) King Soopers announced Wednesday plans to rebuild the Table Mesa location in Boulder, where a gunman opened fire, killing ten people on March 22.
The grocery store chain will make a substantial investment to completely renovate both the interior and exterior of the store. A partnership with the City of Boulder will help accelerate the rebuilding process to reopen in late fall.
“Our plan to reopen is a testament to the resilience of our associates and the Boulder community. We continue to mourn those who were lost and stand with the other victims of this senseless tragedy. We are committed to supporting our associates who remain on paid emergency leave until June 19 and will be here for the community as we continue the long healing process,” said Steve Burnham, President of King Soopers/City Market. “Our goal is to support one another and grieve and heal together.”