Another Mass Shooting in US, Gunman Leaves Ten Dead at Colorado Grocery Store

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 the King Soopers grocery store in Boulder around 3 pm on Monday and opened fire. The suspect has been taken into custody but police told reporters that they are yet to find a motive.

Late on Monday at a news conference, Boulder police Chief Maris Herold identified the deceased officer as 51-year-old Eric Talley, "who had been with the department since 2010 and was first on the scene of the shooting," the Denver Post reported. 

The identity of others killed in the Boulder shooting was not made public on Monday night. Police say that the investigation will take time.

According to the Denver Post, the shooting started in the parking lot of the store at 3600 Table Mesa Drive. A livestream video, taken by local videographer Dean Schiller who had just walked out of the store, showed what appeared to be a man wearing a King Soopers employee uniform saying the shooter was inside the store, the Post reported. "Then what sounded like two gunshots could be heard over the video."

Customers at the self-checkout at King Soopers told reporters what they saw as soon as the shots were heard. Panic spread and everyone started running. Some, the reports said, froze at the scene.

"He just came in and started shooting without saying a word," two customers, who had seen the gunman come into the store, told reporters. News reports quoted the anonymous customer...

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