Apparently there was a ‘racial’ aspect to the Colorado shooting.
Read somewhere that that particular store was the ‘go-to’ location for Kosher products. The guy drove 30 miles to get there.
So it was quite possibly anti-Semitism, among other things.
Interesting - they did promote ethic foods - including Kosher foods:
Boulder gets its first kosher grocery store bakery: https://www.ijn.com/boulder-gets-its-first-kosher-grocery-store-bakery/
Also:
Kelly Fox, multicultural products manager for King Soopers, is the intelligence behind the store’s eclecticism. She knows when to order gefilte fish and brisket for the Jewish high holidays and when to stock up for big events in the local Latino community. Every quarter, Fox mines demographic data to figure out what to carry in Store 124 and eight others located in culturally diverse areas. She also talks to community leaders to find out what sells well in local ethnic markets, to learn what specialty items might not be on a store manager’s radar.
“When I first got this position, I went to all of the local synagogues,” says Fox. “I knew that they were going to be able to help me. If there were products they wanted that we didn’t have, anything we were missing, I told them to reach out to me, and they do. I visit with them throughout the year.”
Fox, who describes herself as a “completely average, non-Jewish white girl,” has become an expert on the dining preferences of groups of people: apples, grapes and beets for Jews; smoked meats for African-Americans; gourmet ethnic for foodies. She hopes to bring in halal meat for Muslim customers soon.
“We’re not really relevant to the Islamic community during Ramadan, but that customer base is out there,” she says.
https://www.westword.com/restaurants/king-soopers-store-124-in-glendale-is-the-un-of-supermarkets-8348234
I wonder what their ethic mix was at this time.