Boulder Strong: A Large-Scale Collaborative Community Portrait Archive in the Wake of a Mass Shooting

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ADDITIONAL ARCHIVE SHEETS Sheet 1

ADDITIONAL ARCHIVE SHEETS Sheet 2

ADDITIONAL ARCHIVE SHEETS Sheet 3

ADDITIONAL ARCHIVE SHEETS

Note: All from left to right.

ARCHIVE SHEET 1

ROW 1

Adam Kendall, Chief Trial Deputy District Attorney for Boulder County.

Adrian Drelles, Sgt., Boulder Police Department, shift supervisor who directed the initial response to incident. He was fallen officer Eric Talley’s direct supervisor.

Alex Kicera, Boulder Police Department Traffic Officer, was part of the second wave in response to the incident.

Vinnie Gallerani, Sgt., Boulder Police Department, and assistant S.W.A.T. commander. He made entrance in an armored vehicle into the front of the King Soopers as part of some of the initial responses to the incident.

ROW 2

Brandon Braun, University of Colorado Boulder Police Officer. He responded with the Boulder Police Department to the incident. He was one of the first responders and engaged in gunfire with the suspect from the front of the King Soopers. He later went around the back and helped around 20 people evacuate.

Bryan Capobianco, Boulder Police Department Police Officer. He was in the first wave of responders at the King Soopers along with Officer Eric Talley, who was tragically killed. The quick efforts of Capobianco helped saved lives that day.

Brian James, Boulder firefighter, was part of the initial rescue response.

Buck, comfort dog with the Boulder County District Attorney’s Office, working as a facility dog at the Boulder Justice Center. He assists as a comfort dog for several officials and families who have been impacted by the event in a variety of ways.

ROW 3

Carolyn French, victim advocate, Adult Felony Case, Boulder District Attorney’s office. Carolyn works with families of the victims and also assisted the night of notification for them.

Cecil O’Farrell is the Boulder Police Department victim advocate working full-time to help those impacted by the March 22, 2021, Boulder King Soopers mass shooting.

Matthew Hise, Boulder firefighter, was part of the initial rescue response

Chet Strange, photojournalist who documented the incident and the week after for national media outlets.

ROW 4

Rio Romanoff, South Boulder resident who often went to the grocery store.

Erin Doyle, Boulder firefighter, was part of the initial rescue response.

Chris Taylor, member of Denver County Jail’s S.U.R.G.E program, which raised money for the families of the victims.

Cindy Torrez, Boulder resident and friend of one of the King Soopers employees.

ROW 5

Reggie Finley, Boulder firefighter, was part of the initial rescue response

Daniel Bergh, Boulder Police Department explosives technician officer, was part of the initial response.

Dave Martinez, Boulder firefighter, was part of the initial rescue response.

Deb Rebar, volunteer victim advocate. Works with members of the victim’s families.

ROW 6

Carey Weinheimer, deputy chief of Boulder Police.

Dionne Waugh, Boulder Police Department’s public information officer.

Donaven Smith, case worker, Boulder Strong Resource Center.

Jessica Adler, 911 dispatcher, City of Boulder Police and Fire Communication. Adler was on the primary channel when the first calls came in and was the lead dispatcher.

ARCHIVE SHEET 2

ROW 1

Michael Dougherty, the Boulder County District Attorney who is overseeing the court case against the suspect, Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa.

Sheri Bosman, King Soopers store manager. Bosman was inside the store at the time and has worked for more than 20 years with the company.

Michael Calderazzo, Boulder Fire-Rescue chief. Coordinated all the efforts of the fire-rescue response to the incident.

Gardiner Turner, therapist, works with some who were impacted by the shooting and also witnessed the event.

ROW 2

Georgina Gutierrez, bilingual victim advocate for Boulder District Attorney’s office. Georgina works with families of the victims and also assisted the night of notification for them.

Lead Investigative Team, Boulder Police Department, for the pending court case.

Jackie Jimmerman, volunteer victim advocate, Boulder Police Department.

Joe Gross, Boulder firefighter, part of the initial response team.

ROW 3

Joel Bates, Boulder firefighter, part of the initial response team.

John Teague, Boulder firefighter, part of the initial response team.

John Zoetewey, Boulder firefighter, part of the initial response team.

Karen Schweihs, manager, Boulder Strong Resource Center.

ROW 4

Katharina Booth, First Assistant District Attorney for Boulder County.

Ken Kupfner, Assistant District Attorney for Boulder County.

Kip Korthuis, Captain Boulder Fire Department.

Kristin Weisbach, Case Investigator, Boulder Police Department.

ROW 5

Kyle Zimbleman, King Soopers assistant manager (the store which was attacked).

Mark Evans, captain, Boulder Fire Department.

Mary Kay Nolan, volunteer victim advocate, Boulder Police Department.

Lori Johnson and Sakari, Johnson brings Sakari to the Boulder Strong Resource Center as a comfort dog to assist in the community’s healing.

ROW 6

Mike West, Boulder Police Department, part of the initial response wave who took fire from suspect.

Mireya Rios, bilingual victim advocate, District Attorney’s office. Mireya works with families of the victims and assisted them during the night of notification of their loved one’s passing.

Richard Steidell, Boulder Police Department police officer. He was one of the first into the King Soopers and, shortly after entering, Steidell moved to the floor to avoid shots from the gunman. He later shot the suspect during the incident and immobilized him from hurting more people.

Kate Milijasevic, senior at a Fairview High School who shopped at the King Soopers.

ARCHIVE SHEET 3

ROW 1

Cheri Spottke, investigator and public information officer for Westminster Police Department. She helped the Boulder Police Department’s public information officer’s effort and served as the public liaison officer to the nine PIOs assigned for victim’s families.

Brandon Mulhall, Boulder Police Department, one of the first responders, who secured the back of the King Soopers.

Rivkah Bacharach, massage therapist, Boulder Strong Resource Center.

Rory Atkins, member of Denver County Jail’s S.U.R.G.E program, which raised money for the families of the victims.

ROW 2

Ryan Austin, Boulder Police Department officer and S.W.A.T. member. He made entrance in an armored vehicle into the front of the King Soopers as part of some of the initial responses to the incident.

Sara Cordova, 911 dispatcher, City of Boulder Police and Fire Communication.

Scott Wilkey, City of Boulder Open Space and Mountains Parks Ranger and Rifle Operator and Firearms Instructor, part of one of the first few waves of response teams.

Travis Mason, Boulder Fire Department firefighter, part of the first waves of rescue attempts.

ROW 3

Sue Fagan, volunteer victim advocate, Boulder Police Department.

Marissa Wilkins, surgical team assistant, worked at the hospital where one of the victims was taken (but didn’t survive).

Jee Chong, member of Denver County Jail’s S.U.R.G.E program, which raised money for the families of the victims.

Travis Barnes, member of Denver County Jail’s S.U.R.G.E program, which raised money for the families of the victims.

ROW 4

Kenneth Love, member of Denver County Jail’s S.U.R.G.E program, which raised money for the families of the victims.

Tom Kelsea, Boulder Fire Department firefighter, part of the first waves of rescue attempts.

Additional information

Notes on contributors

Ross Taylor

Ross Taylor is an assistant professor at the University of Colorado Boulder. Previously he was a visiting professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the inaugural fellow with the Multimedia Photography and Design Department at Syracuse University. He has worked for prestigious visual newspapers such as The Virginian-Pilot and The Hartford Courant, as well as won numerous national and international awards, including Photojournalist of the Year (Large Markets). His work in a trauma hospital in Afghanistan was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. He has also been named Northern Photographer of the Year, Virginia Photographer of the Year and North Carolina Photographer of the Year (twice).

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