A police officer and nine others were shot dead in an attack at a King Soopers supermarket in Boulder, Colorado on Monday. The suspected perpetrator was reportedly injured during a confrontation with police and taken into custody.
The motives behind the attack are currently being investigated, but the assailant's identity has not been revealed yet. The shooter was reportedly armed with a rifle.
The police officer who died in the attack has since been identified as Eric Talley. Talley, 51, was the first to arrive at the scene. A father of seven children, he joined the service in 2010. The identities of the other victims will be disclosed after family members have been notified.
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Women hug on the corner of Broadway and Table Mesa Drive near a King Soopers grocery store where a shooting took place, Monday, 22 March 2021, in Boulder, Colorado.
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Police work on the scene outside of a King Soopers grocery store where authorities say multiple people were killed in a shooting, Monday, 22 March 2021, in Boulder, Colorado.
Law enforcement officers sweep the parking lot at the site of a shooting at a King Soopers grocery store in Boulder, Colorado, 22 March 2021.
Discarded crime scene tape is seen on the ground hours after a gunman opened fire at a King Soopers grocery store in Boulder, Colorado, 22 March 2021.
Sarah Moonshadow is comforted by David and Maggie Prowell after being inside a King Soopers grocery store during a shooting in Boulder, Colorado, 22 March 2021.
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A procession of emergency vehicles leaves a King Soopers grocery store where authorities say multiple people were killed in a shooting on Monday, 22 March 2021, in Boulder, Colorado.
Law enforcement officers exit a home in Boulder, Colorado, as part of their investigation into a shooting at a King Soopers grocery store after finding no connection to the incident, 22 March 2021.
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Police outside a King Soopers grocery store where a shooting took place Monday, 22 March 2021, in Boulder, Colorado.
Law enforcement officers stand at the perimeter of a home in Boulder, Colorado, as part of their investigation into a shooting at a King Soopers grocery store after finding no connection to the incident, 22 March 2021.
Law enforcement officers in tactical gear are seen at the site of a shooting at a King Soopers grocery store in Boulder, Colorado, 22 March 2021.
