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10 Confirmed Dead In A Mass Shooting At A Grocery Store In Colorado
- “It doesn’t feel like there’s anywhere safe anymore” – Witness
Ten people, including a police officer, were killed on Monday after a gunman opened fire in a grocery store in Boulder, Colorado, causing upheaval in another US community.
CNN reports that Boulder Police Chief, Maris Herold said a suspect is in custody but did not share any information on his identity, the type of weapon used or any possible motive.
“We will work around the clock to get this accomplished,” she said, adding that such a complex investigation will take at least five days to complete.
The fatal shooting at the King Soopers store comes less than a week after shooting attacks at three spas in the Atlanta area left eight people dead.
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The slain officer, 51-year-old Eric Talley, “one of the outstanding officers” of the police department was one of the first to respond to the scene, according to Herold. Talley had joined the Boulder police force in 2010, she said.
There have been increasing calls for action against gun violence. In the US so far this year, there have been at least six mass shootings with four or more killed.
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