“Not a one-person event:” Custer County community holds candlelight vigil for shooting victims
CUSTER COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) - The Custer County Sheriff's Office, in collaboration with other community members, organized a vigil Wednesday night for the three victims of the Nov. 20 Custer County shooting.
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The community gathered to help the family and friends of the victims grieve and process the loss.
The three victims of the shooting are Beth Wade-Geers, Rob Geers, and James Daulton. Patty Daulton was also injured in the shooting but survived.
Hundreds of community members met in the gymnasium of the Custer County High School for the vigil.
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At the vigil, community members talked about the victims and prayed. A moment of silence was also held. As participants headed out the door, they were handed candles to light on the side of Main Street.
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"It's not a one-person event tonight. The community vigil and it's an outpouring of support from all walks of life, all parts of the community coming together to show the respects to the victims," Custer County Sheriff Rich Smith said.
One of the people who spoke Wednesday night was L.P.C. Crystal Rothrock. She spoke in remembrance of victim Beth Geers, a friend that she met shortly after moving to the community.
"I think it's important for all victims to be remembered and every person who lost their life in that tragedy was a critical member of our community," Rothrock said.
For a link to the fundraiser for the Geer family, click here.
Hanme Clark, 45, has now been charged in connection with the murders. Nancy Medinas Coches has been charged with accessory to the crime after she and Clark fled to New Mexico where they are currently jailed without bail. They have contested extradition, which will lengthen the process of being tried.
