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Boulder staff detail emergency response and stepped-up security after Pearl Street Mall attack
Summary
City staff described the timeline of the June 1 Pearl Street Mall attack, the multisource emergency response, victim support steps and planned security enhancements for downtown events and the Boulder Jewish Festival.
City staff delivered a briefing focused on the city’s immediate response to the 06/01/2025 Pearl Street Mall attack and on steps the city is taking to support victims and increase downtown security.
The briefing, delivered by a senior city staff member, summarized the city’s coordinated response and emphasized the role of local, county, state and federal partners. “We stand in sadness and solidarity with our Jewish community members and condemn in the strongest possible terms this targeted act of antisemitism and terror,” the staff member said. The presentation said the first emergency calls came at about 1:26 p.m. on Sunday, June 1, and that the first officer arrived within four minutes of receiving the call.
The nut graf: the briefing framed the incident as both a criminal investigation and a community-support effort, describing emergency medical response,…
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