Collierville Kroger store set to reopen Wednesday, seven weeks after shooting
Kroger employees on Tuesday, Nov. 9, prepare to reopen the Collierville store, almost seven weeks after a mass shooting left two people dead (including the shooter) and more than a dozen injured. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Kroger employees prepare the Collierville store for its reopening on Wednesday, Nov. 10. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Employees put finishing touches throughout the store Tuesday, Nov. 9, as it prepares to welcome back customers on Wednesday, Nov. 10. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Kroger has created a memorial garden on the west end of the parking lot to remember the Sept. 23 massing shooting at the Collierville store. A magnolia tree is planted in the center, surrounded by other plants. The town plans to place a bench there. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Since the Collierville Kroger store was closed after the shooting, much of the food inside – 48,000 pounds – was donated to the Mid-South Food Bank. It will reopen to the public on Wednesday, Nov. 10. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Kroger invested $4 million into renovations at the store on New Byhalia Road.
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Abigail Warren is an award-winning reporter and covers Collierville and Germantown for The Daily Memphian. She was raised in the Memphis suburbs, attended Westminster Academy and studied journalism at the University of Memphis. She has been with The Daily Memphian since 2018.
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