Robert Olds, whose niece Rikki, 25, was one of the ten people killed at a mass shooting on Monday in a Colorado supermarket, remembered her as the “light of our family” in an emotional press conference on Wednesday.
“Rikki was truly special to us,” Mr Olds said. “She was vibrant. She was bubbly. Rikki was kind of the light of our family. When Rikki showed up at the house, we never knew what color her hair was going to be. We never knew what new tattoo she may have, but that was Rikki.”
“Rikki lived life on Rikki’s terms, not anybody else’s terms,” he added. “Her life was cut short, unfortunately, by the events the other day.”
