Boulder shooting: Biden calls for immediate gun control action as details on suspected shooter emerge
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Your support makes all the difference.The Boulder Police Department has revealed the names of the 10 people killed during a mass shooting at a King Soopers grocery store in Boulder, Colorado, with local police officer Eric Talley, 51, among the victims.
The youngest victim was 20 years old and the oldest victim was 65 years old. Their families were notified shortly after 3am local time on Tuesday morning after all victims were identified by police.
Police also revealed the identity of the 21-year-old suspect. He was currently in the hospital seeking medical treatment but in stable condition, police said. He is expected to be released from the hospital and transported to Boulder County Jail later on Tuesday.
The suspect was charged with 10 counts of murder following the attack that started at 3pm local time on Monday. Eyewitnesses described a male gunman in tactical gear opening fire in silence on terrified shoppers.
“We had a very tragic incident today,” Chief Yamaguchi said on Monday. “There was loss of life, we have multiple people who were killed in this incident, and I am sorry to have to report that one of them was a Boulder police officer.”
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The attack stunned a state that has seen several mass shootings, including the 1999 Columbine High School massacre and the 2012 Aurora movie theater shooting.
Biden vows to use ‘all resources’ at his disposal to ‘keep the American people safe’
President Joe Biden has addressed the events that took place in Boulder, Colorado, on Monday.
Following a speech, the president released several tweets that spoke about the gun violence Americans have witnessed in the last week.
“Jill and I are devastated for the lives that have been shattered by gun violence in Colorado. Less than a week after the horrific murders in Georgia, another American city is scarred by a senseless attack,” he wrote.
The president then vowed to “use all the resources at my disposal to keep the American people safe.”
This comes as calls have mounted, again, for the federal government to address gun reform laws amid the mass shootings in both Boulder and Atlanta, Georgia.
Another tweet from the president implored Congress to “ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines”.
Ted Cruz and Lauren Boebert condemned over prayers for Boulder shooting victims despite push on gun rights
Texas Senator Ted Cruz and Colorado Representative Lauren Boebert are facing backlash for offering their "prayers" to victims in Boulder despite pushing for gun rights in the aftermath of the recent mass shooting, writes Louise Hall.
Mr Cruz launched into a staunch defence of firearm ownership at a hearing on Tuesday, falsely accusing Democrats of trying to take guns away from "law-abiding citizens".
"Every time there is a shooting, we play this ridiculous theatre where this committee gets together and proposes a bunch of laws that would do nothing to stop these murders," he said.
"What happens in this committee after every mass shooting is Democrats propose taking away guns from law-abiding citizens because that's their political objective."
Boulder Police Department releases mugshot of suspected gunman
The Boulder Police Department has shared with the public the mugshot of the suspected gunman from the mass shooting in Boulder, Colorado.
Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, 21, was charged with 10 counts of murder in the first degree following the events that took place on Monday.
He was in the hospital following the shooting for a “through and through” gunshot wound to the leg. Police then transported and booked him in Boulder County Jail on Tuesday.
Mugshot of Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa released as high school classmates reveal paranoid, violent outbursts
Police have released a mugshot of the man who killed 10 people in a mass shooting in Boulder, Colorado.
Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, 21, was arrested following a shootout with police in a King Soopers grocery store on Monday.
Police released a photo of Mr Alissa on Tuesday after he was transported from the hospital to the Boulder County Jail.
The Denver Post discovered court records from 2017 detailing an incident in which Mr Alissa, then 18, attacked a classmate at his high school. According to court documents, he punched his classmate in the head unprovoked, and once the boy fell to the ground, Mr Alissa continued to attack him. The classmate was treated for cuts and bruises to his head, according to an affidavit.
Colorado governor orders flags on all public buildings to be lowered
Colorado Governor Jared Polis has ordered for all flags on public buildings across the state to be lowered in honour of the 10 people who lost their lives at the mass shooting in Boulder on Monday.
The flags will remain lowered for 10 days until sunset on 1 April to mark the 10 individuals who lost their lives.
The Boulder Police Department revealed the names of the 10 victims on Tuesday morning after family was notified. Included in the list of victims is police officer Eric Talley, 51, who was the first responder on the scene at a King Soopers supermarket in Boulder.
The names of nine other victims were named by police as Denny Stong, 20; Neven Stanisic, 23; Rikki Olds, 25; Tralona Bartkowiak, 49; Suzanne Fountain, 59; Teri Leiker, 51; Kevin Mahoney, 61; Lynn Murray, 62 and Jody Waters, 65.
Everything we know so far about the Colorado supermarket attack
A gunman opened fire at a supermarket in Boulder, Colorado, on Monday afternoon, killing at least 10 people, including a police officer who was the first responder on the scene. This comes just days after eight women were killed in three separate shootings in Atlanta, Georgia.
Eyewitnesses told the police that a gunman, clad in black and holding a rifle, entered a King Soopers grocery store in Boulder around 3pm local time on Monday and opened fire.
The suspect, identified as 21 year-old Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, was taken into custody and afterwards charged with 10 counts of murder in the first degree. Police told reporters that a motive is yet to be found, and that the investigation will take time.
Pregnant daughter of Colorado shooting victim pays tribute to father: 'I'm so thankful he could walk me down the aisle'
The pregnant daughter of a Colorado shooting victim has paid tribute to her father, 61 year-old Kevin Mahoney, who was one of 10 people killed in the attack on Monday, writes Gino Spocchia.
Writing in a statement to Twitter, Erika Mahoney said her father was one of those killed during the shooting at a King Soopers grocery store in Boulder, Colorado, and that she was "heartbroken".
Ten people were shot during the incident, including an officer for the Boulder Police Department, 51 year-old Eric Talley.
On Tuesday, following the identification of nine others, Ms Mahoney said she was currently pregnant, and that her father, Mr Mahoney, had only walked her down the aisle last summer, on her wedding day.
Joe Biden discussed Colorado shooting with investigators
The president said this afternoon that he had spoked to the attorney general and the Federal Bureau of Investigations about the mass shooting in Colorado.
“My heart goes out to the families of the victims and the survivors,” Biden said.
“I want to commend the heroic actions of officer Eric Tally, the father of seven children, who left for work yesterday morning assuming he’d be able to go home and for the ultimate sacrifice he made for others.”
His comments came during remarks on the American Rescue Plan and his administration’s Covid relief efforts.
Instacart pays tribute to community shopper killed in Boulder shooting
Lunn Murray was a former photo director at top New York magazines including Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire and Glamour before joining Instacart as a community shopper in retirement.
Her husband told The New York Times that she was at the grocery store filling an order when she was gunned down this week.
The company sent its sympathies to her family in a statement posted to Twitter: “Today, we mourn the devastating loss of a member of the Instacart shopper community. Our deepest sympathies are with the loved ones of all those impacted by this shooting, as well as the King Soopers family and the community of Boulder.”
Boulder police thank community for who of support
Police have thanked the residents of Boulder after one of their own officers was among the 10 killed in the mass shooting.
“Your kindness means more than we can say right now,” they said in a tweet accompanied by photos of flowers at the precinct and on patrol cars.
Eric Talley, an 11-year veteran of the Boulder Police Department, was killed when he was the first to respond to the reports of an active shooter.
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