BOULDER, Colo. – Several hundred people turned out for a vigil in the U.S. for an elk killed by a police officer.
Those honouring the animal on Sunday lit candles, sang and told stories.
The large animal with antlers was wandering the Colorado neighbourhood when it was fatally shot by a Boulder police officer, who has been placed on leave. An off-duty officer suspected of helping by loading the carcass into a truck is also on leave.
The Boulder Daily Camera reported that organizers of the vigil wanted to give people an opportunity to grieve, celebrate and find closure.
