I took the photograph above of Bella Joy Gardens and the mural of Isabella Joy Thallas the other day as I was walking along East 17th Avenue on my way to Denver's Lower Downtown neighborhood and the Union Station light rail stop. It is a very small park named for a woman who was shot and killed while she and her boyfriend were walking their dog in the Ballpark neighborhood. The accused shooter, angry about their dog doing its business in front of his house, shot them both using an AK-47 he stole from a policeman friend. What a commentary on today's society when something so violent takes place over something so petty. The trial starts next month, and the defendant plans to enter a plea of insanity.
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