Celena Hollis vigil brings hundreds to City Park Jazz

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Denver police Chief Robert White shows emotion during the vigil. Denver Mayor Michael Hancock is in the background.

City Park was awash in purple Sunday night, July 1, 2012, as hundreds gathered in Celena Hollis's favorite color during a vigil for the fallen Denver police officer. Exactly one week after she was shot and killed in City Park, politicians, law enforcement and residents visited the same place to celebrate her service and re-establish the site as a safe community center.

Continue reading Kelsey Whipple's story, "Celena Hollis vigil brings hundreds to City Park Jazz."
Photos by Nathan Federico for Westword.

Published on July 2, 2012

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