The 21-year-old suspect charged with opening fire in a Colorado supermarket and killing 10 people has been charged with 10 counts of first-degree murder. Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa was treated for a gunshot wound but was released from hospital on Tuesday afternoon and taken into custody by local police.
The victims those who died in the shooting were between the ages of 20 and 65. Among them was a police officer in Boulder, 51 years old Eric Talley, a father of seven, who responded to the shooting.
“He died attacking in the firing line to save people who were just trying to live and run errands, and the man who shot them will be held fully responsible,” said Michael Dougherty, the Boulder County district attorney.
The other victims were identified as Tralona Bartkowiak, 49; Suzanne Fountain, 59; Teri Leiker, 51; Kevin Mahoney, 61; Lynn Murray, 62; Rikki Olds, 25; Cousins Stanisic, 23; Denny Stong, 20; and Jody Waters, 65.
In the White House, President Biden said there has been another city “scarred by force of arms“and called on Congress to enact gun control measures.” I just can’t imagine what the families feel, the victims whose futures have been stolen from them, their families, their loved ones, who know they have to fight to keep going and try to understand what happened. “
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