Videos And Pictures Show Chaos After Colorado Supermarket Shooting

On Monday, a gunman opened fire at a grocery store in Colorado, killing 10 people.

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The shooting took place at a King Soopers supermarket in Boulder. The first officer on the scene was among those killed, a SWAT team eventually swarmed the store, and a suspect was taken into custody alive.

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“This is a tragedy and a nightmare for Boulder County,” District Attorney Michael Dougherty told the press. “These were people going about their day, doing their shopping. I promise the victims and the people of the state of Colorado that we will secure justice.”

The story is still unfolding — all we know about the shooter is that he was injured and all we know about the victims is that the police officer who was killed was 51-year-old Eric Talley.

But video and photos taken on and around the scene show the chaos that surrounded the horrifying incident.

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I’m on scene at a Boulder King Soopera grocery store where a reported active shooter is inside. Police and SWAT vehicles are rolling in as we speak from all over, huge police presence. pic.twitter.com/lOnaeZFf9V

— Elizabeth Hernandez (@ehernandez) March 22, 2021

#BREAKING This is a a third medical helicopter, according the CBSN Denver, that has arrived in Boulder. It appears this is a @uchealth helicopter to possibly transport a third person from a reported shooting at the King Soopers. Still developing and information can change. pic.twitter.com/VQcmOiR2FU

— Tak Landrock (@TakLandrock) March 22, 2021

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Some SWAT officers are walking away from the parking lot. Much less urgency than we’ve seen this afternoon. About 45min ago we saw many SWAT officers running in with guns #9News pic.twitter.com/oH6VQ6oMjM

— Marc Sallinger (@MarcSallinger) March 22, 2021

And gathering accounts from people who were present or nearby during the shooting are a stark reminder that this sort of thing could happen anywhere in America, at any time.

He said younger people in the store were taking care of older people in the store, helping them get off the back loading dock. “It seemed like all of us had imagined we’d be in situation like this at some point in our lives.”

— Elizabeth Hernandez (@ehernandez) March 22, 2021

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By the time they got outside, Edward said police were flying into the parking lot & pulled up next to the body. “I knew we couldn’t do anything for the guy” in reference to the body he saw on the floor. “We had to go.”

— Elizabeth Hernandez (@ehernandez) March 22, 2021

McHugh said his granddaughters & SIL are safe now but witnessed people get shot. “They’re in 7th and 8th grade. This is completely fricking terrifying. This is unacceptable.”

— Elizabeth Hernandez (@ehernandez) March 22, 2021

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This is the seventh mass shooting in the United States in the past week, starting with the Atlanta spa shooting spree. Between all those incidents, 20 victims have died, and at least that many were injured.

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*First Published: March 23, 2021, 5:53 am