DENVER (KDVR) — Just over two years ago, one woman’s life changed forever when her mom was taken from her unexpectedly . Now, she’s using the trauma she endured to give back to others in similar situations.
In late September 2022, 68-year-old Darlene Grass was shot and killed while standing on her doorstep in Englewood.
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Lindsie Grass remembers the long drive to her mom’s house that night.
“It was a wall of red and blue lights, crime scene tape,” said Grass.
Her mom was shot and killed by a man running through the neighborhood with a gun and tactical vest.
“That was really hard: To lose not only your best friend but your only parent in the same night,” said Grass.
The killer was sentenced earlier this year. Grass says she chose to leave the courtroom with her head held high, not letting him take her life away as well.
“That was kind of my moment to take my power back,” she says.
She’s now funneled that energy into a nonprofit, Focused Halos .