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“A guy walks into a bar…school…grocery store…and is gunned down.”
A Year In the Death 3/29/21
Exactly one week ago this afternoon I stopped by my local King Soopers to pick up a few things after my swim workout at Lifetime Fitness.
In a matter of minutes, I had chosen my fruit, crab, and milk, said hello to a number of workers I see on a regular basis, and used the self-checkout, because of how small my order was this time.
It was a typical errand — one I have completed thousands of times before.
A few hours later, I took a break from working on the leadership book I’m writing to peruse my bookmarked news sites, including the Denver Post. So, imagine my shock when I saw the headline: “Active Shooter Situation at Boulder King Soopers.”
Now, that wasn’t the same King Soopers location I had just visited — although over the years I have made similar stops at that location after hiking, running, or working in Boulder (which is about 20 minutes from where I live). But the headline still caused my stomach to drop. And that sick feeling only intensified as I followed the unfolding events that afternoon.
Given the title I chose for this piece, you might assume this is yet another plea for gun control after yet another mass shooting. But you would be wrong. While I obviously have…
