A gunman opened fire in a Colorado grocery store on Monday, killing 10 people, including a police officer, authorities said. One person was taken into custody on the spot in Boulder, where police said there was no ongoing threat to the public.
Police Chief Maris Herold of Boulder identified the murdered officer as 51-year-old Eric Talley, who had been with the department since 2010.
Boulder County District Attorney Michael Dougherty said Talley’s life was “far too short” and said there is already “a close investigation.”
No other victims were identified.
Dougherty said the person in custody was the shooter.
CBS Denver helicopter footage captured authorities escorting a shirtless man in handcuffs who appeared to have a bleeding leg from the scene, but authorities would not confirm that man is. the person in custody.
Witnesses described a chaotic scene when a number of loud bangs were heard in the store. One man said that at first he thought someone dropped something, but on the third shot, he said, everyone started running.
“I can’t believe it’s happening in Boulder,” he told CBS Denver.
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