Police have identified the 10 victims who died after a gunman went on a shooting in a crowded supermarket in Boulder, Colorado. Among the victims was a 51-year-old police officer who responded at the scene of the attack.
The 21-year-old suspect was taken into custody on Monday and has been charged with 10 counts of first-degree murder. Police said the suspect had been shot and hospitalized in stable condition.
President Joe Biden extensive his condolences to the families of the victims. “Ten lives have been lost and more families have been destroyed by gun violence in the state of Colorado,” he said Tuesday.
Few details are currently available about the victims, but here’s what we know so far:
Talley, an 11-year veteran of the Boulder Police Department, rushed to the scene of the supermarket shooting, where he was fatally shot.
Talley was a father of seven and loved his community, Boulder Police Chief Maris Herold said at a news conference. Herold called his efforts in the shooting “heroic” and said, “he is everything the police deserve and need.”
His sister, Kirstin, remembered her brother Twitter: “My heart is broken. I can’t explain how beautiful he was and what a devastating loss this is for so many. Fly high, my dear brother. You always wanted to be a pilot (damn color blindness). Fly.”
Boulder Police Department
The 25-year-old’s death was confirmed by both the police and her Aunt Lori, who recalled her niece on Facebook.
“Thank you everyone for all your prayers, but the Lord has a beautiful young angel yesterday …” she wrote in part. “We’ll be posting details about her arrangements in the coming days.”
Mahoney’s daughter, Erika, mourned her father on Twitter, saying he “represented all things love.”
“I’m so grateful he was able to walk down the aisle with me last summer,” she wrote on Tuesday. ‘I’m pregnant now. I know he wants me to be strong for his granddaughter. I love your dad forever. You’re always with me. ‘
Murray, an Instacart employee, was working when he was murdered at the grocery store. The company’s founder and CEO, Apoorva Mehta, offered condolences to Murray’s family.
“Violence of any kind has no place in our society, and our teams are working with law enforcement officials and the King Soopers team to assist in every way possible,” Mehta said. “We reached out to the shopper’s family to provide our support and resources during this unimaginably difficult time.”
- Denny Stong, 20
- Cousins Stanisic, 23
- Tralona Bartkowiak, 49
- Suzanne Fountain, 59
- Teri Leiker, 51
- Jody Waters, 65
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.