Colorado city holds socially distanced ceremonies for mass shooting victims

The ceremonies had to be held privately in lieu of a mass gathering because of coronavirus restrictions

A mourner adds to the tributes outside the King Soopers store in Boulder, Colorado, where 10 people were shot dead. Picture: David Zalubowski/AP

The city of Boulder encouraged people across the US to pay silent tribute and hold a candle-lighting ceremony on Saturday night in memory of the victims of a mass shooting at a local supermarket last week.

Officials in the Colorado city asked participants to observe 10 minutes of silence and leave a candle or light in front of their homes at 8pm to honour the 10 people who were killed in the attack at the King Soopers store.