'Teri Leiker Act' Signed In Honor Of King Soopers Shooting Victim

BOULDER, CO — A new Colorado bill has been signed in honor of one of the victims of the mass shooting at the Boulder King Soopers store.

Gov. Jared Polis signed the Teri Leiker Act in a ceremony Sunday, with the 51-year-old victim's family in attendance. Leiker was involved with the Special Olympics, and the bill creates an appropriation for a Special Olympics license plate.

"This bill honors the life and spirit of Teri Leiker who epitomized the essence of the Special Olympics movement," said Megan Scremin, president and CEO of Special Olympics Colorado, in a statement.

"Teri's legacy will continue to make an incredible impact on the lives of thousands of Coloradans for many years to come."

Anyone who makes a donation to a designated nonprofit organization can receive the Special Olympics license plate. You can learn more about how to obtain the plate here.

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Leiker was employed at the King Soopers store for more than three decades, and she was working there when a shooter opened fire at the store, killing her and nine other people.

One of Leiker's friends called her "the most selfless, innocent, amazing person."

The longtime King Soopers employee loved to watch the University of Colorado marching band perform in a kickoff celebration called the Pearl Street Stampede on Friday nights before home football games on the Boulder campus, and band members called her a "personal cheerleader."