Hundreds lined the streets when a hearse transferred his body from the coroner’s office to a funeral home in Aurora. Many put their hands on their hearts and some held American flags. Many public safety vehicles joined the procession.
Also on Wednesday, Talley’s patrol vehicle was parked in front of the police station. It soon became a shrine when mourners would pass by all day long to pile flowers, wreaths, cards, and other tokens around and on top.
John Sullivan said he was thinking about Talley’s wife and seven children.
“I wonder how his family will survive without him for the rest of their lives, and I wish them the strength to face it,” Sullivan said.
“Because when you suddenly lose someone, there are some things you didn’t get to say that you want to say, and some things you couldn’t do but wanted to do.”
Deborah Greene said she was thinking about Talley’s family.
“How many more officers does it take to face a madman with a gun?” Deborah Greene said. These lawmakers are not doing anything. I know it’s a cop’s job to be in danger, but shouldn’t we make the world a safer place for them? ”
Mayor Sam Weaver said he was on the phone with President Joe Biden on Wednesday and they discussed Talley.
“He began by expressing his condolences and condolences to the victims. He especially called out Agent Talley for his heroism,” Weaver told CNN’s Pamela Brown. He asked what he could do for Boulder. I told him that whatever we need to arrange in the next days and weeks will probably be handled here in town and in the region. “
Other vigils will be held in Boulder on Wednesday. Law enforcement officers held a rolling vigil Monday night as Talley’s body was moved from the supermarket.
Talley had been a member of the Boulder Police Department since 2010, Chief Maris Herold said. He was the first police officer in Boulder to be killed on duty since 1994.
Herold said Talley was “willing to die to protect others” and embodied “whatever the police deserve and need.”