Hear the voices.
Below are some recordings of those who volunteered to share some of their thoughts . Please click at right to find out more about the person.
SAM KILBURN
City of Boulder Open Space and Mountains Parks Ranger. Part of the second wave who responded within minutes to the King Soopers at the main entrance. He later helped people evacuate from the back of the store.
LANCE GOEHRINGER
A King Soopers employee who was in the store at the time of the incident.
SHERL (Shirley) SOPER
Mother of Sheila Muniz, a King Soopers employee.
SHEILA MUNIZ
A King Soopers’ (Store #33) employee.
SAMMIE LAWRENCE
Boulder area resident who helped people out of the King Soopers
LELAND BOUTILIER
Employee of King Soopers (Store #33), was inside the store at the self-checkout during the time of the incident.
CHELSEA PENNINGTON HAHN
Curator of Collections, Museum of Boulder. Went almost daily to the memorial wall outside of the King Soopers in the month after the incident.
LOUIS SAXTON
CU Boulder student and cellist who played by the memorial wall the week after the incident. He was also at the King Soopers at the onset of the incident.
MARIS HEROLD
Boulder Police Chief
JEN DOUGLAS
CU Boulder Student who was at the King Soopers at the time of the incident.
ANNA HAYNES
Boulder resident who lived across from the King Soopers and watched the incident from her front window. She’s also a student at CU Boulder.
BRANDON MULHALL
Boulder Police Officer who helped adjacent businesses evacuate and helped secure the back of the King Soopers during the incident.
CHERI SPOTTKE
Investigator and Public Information Officer (PIO) for Westminster Police Department - she also helped lead the Boulder Police Department’s PIO and served as the primary liaison for the 9 PIO's for victim's families.
CHRIS(Christine) KASTANEK
Works as 911 dispatcher for City of Boulder Police and Fire Communication. She assisted with telling people were to hide during the incident as well as coordinated official efforts related to the response.
KATE MILIJASEVIC
Fairview HIgh School Student
ELLIE WILKINS
Works with Acudetox therapy at the Boulder Strong Resource Center, helping to heal some of the trauma from those impacted.
HEATHER SCOTT
Human Resources Leader, King Soopers. She works out of the Boulder Strong Resource Center.
GARDINER TURNER
A South Boulder resident who witnessed part of the incident and works as a therapist in Boulder, with some clients who have been impacted by the event.
ELIZABETH-JO LEVEROCK
911 Dispatch Supervisor, City of Boulder Police and Fire Communication.
CHET STRANGE
Photojournalist who covered the incident and the events in the week after for national media outlets.
DIONNE WAUGH
Public Information Officer, Boulder Police Department
MICHAEL MARQUEZ
Sgt. Boulder Police Department, part of the S.W.A.T. team that entered and secured the King Soopers during the incident.
CRAIG CHRISTOPHER
Volunteer Victim Advocate, Boulder Police Department.
JACKIE JIMMERSON
Volunteer Victim Advocate, Boulder Police Department.