A gunman opened fire on Monday in a supermarket in Colorado, killing ten people, including a police officer. One person was arrested at the scene in Boulder, where police said there was no ongoing threat to the public.
Maris Herold, Boulder police chief, identified the slain officer as 51-year-old Eric Talley, who has been with the department since 2010.
Boulder County District Attorney Michael Dougherty said Talley’s life was “cut short” and said a “thorough investigation is already underway”.
No other victims were identified.
Dougherty said the person in custody is the shooter.
CBS Denver helicopter footage captured authorities escorting a shirtless man in handcuffs who apparently had a bleeding leg from the scene, but authorities did not want to confirm if the man was the person in custody.
Witnesses describe a chaotic scene when several loud bangs go off in the store. One man said he first thought someone had dropped something, but according to the third shot, everyone started running.
“I can not believe it’s happening in Boulder,” he told CBS Denver.
David Zalubowski / AP