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Permanent Memorial To Honor King Soopers Shooting Victims In Planning Stages

BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4)- The Boulder community will soon have a permanent memorial to honor the lives of those killed in last month's deadly shooting at the King Soopers on Table Mesa. The City of Boulder is teaming up with the Museum of Boulder at Tebo Center to create the memorial.

Moment Of Silence For Boulder Shooting Victims
BOULDER, CO - MARCH 26: A memorial is erected to those lost in a shooting at a King Soopers grocery store earlier in the week on March 26, 2021 in Boulder, Colorado. The shooting at the King Soopers Grocery on Monday left ten people dead, including one police officer. (Photo by Chet Strange/Getty Images)

The goal is to preserve the outpouring of support that's on display along the fence outside the King Soopers store.

To start, they will use the tributes currently at the fence and move them to a new area with better access to preserve them.

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The community will have the chance to offer input on a permanent Boulder Strong memorial as it moves forward.

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