2021 Boulder shooting
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| 2021 Boulder shooting | |
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| Location | Table Mesa neighborhood of Boulder, Colorado, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 39°59′01″N 105°15′05″W / 39.98361°N 105.25139°W |
| Date | March 22, 2021 2:30 p.m. (MDT) |
| Target | Civilians at a King Soopers supermarket |
| Weapon | unknown |
| Deaths | 10[1] |
| Injured | 1 (the person of interest)[2] |
On March 22, 2021, a mass shooting occurred at a King Soopers supermarket in Boulder, Colorado.[3][4][5][6] Ten people were killed, including Boulder Police Officer Eric Talley.[1] In addition, the person of interest was injured and transported to a nearby hospital.[2]
Events
The shooting began shortly after 2:30 p.m. Mountain Time when the gunman silently entered the supermarket and began to shoot.[7] A family in line awaiting their COVID-19 vaccines at the store's pharmacy witnessed the gunman shoot a woman at the front of the line and proceeded to hide in a coat closet until their rescue.[8] Some customers and King Soopers employees reached safety via a back exit in the supermarket.[4][9] The incident was partially livestreamed by a witness. With no proof shown by the writer of this.... According to a senior law enforcement source, an AR-15 assault rifle was the firearm used by the gunman to commit the shooting.[3]
Around the same time as the shooting began, the Boulder Police Department began receiving calls of "a possible person with a patrol rifle". One of the first officers on the scene was Officer Eric Talley, who was shot and killed by the perpetrator.[10]
Witnesses at the scene reported hearing anywhere from ten to thirty shots fired in rapid succession.[4][9]
Around the time of the shooting, reports emerged of another armed individual in the city. Boulder Police later confirmed that this incident was unrelated.[11] A shelter-in-place order was issued in the area at 4:18 p.m. and lifted at 6:40 p.m.[12]
Response
Up to 15 different agencies responded to the incident, including the Jefferson County SWAT, the FBI, the ATF, and local police departments.[13]
Victims
Law enforcement officials stated that at least ten people were killed in the shooting,[14] including police officer Eric Talley, who had worked for the Boulder Police department for 11 years.[15]
Suspect
A person of interest was taken into custody.[16] They were injured and subsequently received medical care.[17]
See also
References
- ^ a b Ryan, Josiah (March 22, 2021). "10 people were killed in Boulder shooting, says police chief". CNN. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
- ^ a b Boulder Police Department [@boulderpolice] (March 22, 2021). "Police: Only known injury was to person of interest. There were fatalities, however" (Tweet). Retrieved March 22, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b Almasy, Steve; Murphy, Paul P.; Gray, Melissa (March 22, 2021). "10 people killed after gunman opens fire at Boulder, Colorado, grocery store". CNN. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Live Updates: 10 Killed in Colorado Grocery Store Shooting". The New York Times. March 22, 2021. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ Shapiro, Emily; Pereira, Ivan; Cook, Jeffrey (March 22, 2021). "Boulder shooting: 10 deaths, including police officer, suspect in custody". ABC News. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Rubino, Joe; Phillips, Noelle; Hernandez, Elizabeth; Bradbury, Shelly; Hunzinger, Erica (March 22, 2021). "Boulder shooting: Gunman kills 10, including police officer, at King Soopers". The Denver Post. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ Fitz-Gibbon, Jorge; Lapin, Tamar (March 22, 2021). "At least 10 dead after shooting inside a King Soopers in Boulder". New York Post. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ "Man says his family members hid inside a closet for an hour". CNN. March 22, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ a b Contreras, Óscar (March 22, 2021). "'It was a truly horrifying experience': Witnesses describe active shooter scene inside Boulder King Soopers". KMGH. Archived from the original on March 22, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; March 23, 2021 suggested (help) - ^ Ryan, Josiah (March 22, 2021). "Slain Boulder police officer Eric Talley was first to respond at the scene, says police chief". Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ Boulder Police Department [@boulderpolice] (March 22, 2021). "Police: Incident at 17th and Grove appears to have been unrelated to King Soopers shooting" (Tweet). Archived from the original on March 22, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2021 – via Twitter.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; March 23, 2021 suggested (help) - ^ Ortiz, Jorge L.; Swanson, Sady (March 22, 2021). "'Sad day for Boulder': Gunman kills 10 at Colorado supermarket, including police officer, in second US mass shooting in a week". USA Today. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ "Live updates: 10 killed in King Soopers shooting, including an 11-year BPD officer". FOX31 Denver. March 22, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ "10 dead, including one officer, in shooting at King Soopers in Boulder". KMGH. March 22, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ Elinson, Zusha; Frosch, Dan (March 22, 2021). "Boulder Shooting Leaves 10 Dead, Including Police Officer". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Ryan, Josiah (March 22, 2021). "Person of interest is in custody, says Boulder police commander". CNN. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ Fries, Tynin (March 22, 2021). "Boulder shooting: What we know so far about the King Soopers shooting". The Denver Post. Retrieved March 23, 2021.