No fewer than 10 people, including a police officer, have been confirmed dead after a gunman opened fire in a supermarket in Boulder, Colorado on Monday.
The CNN reports that a suspect, identity withheld, is currently in police custody as the authorities are yet to release any information on the shooter.
Officer Eric Talley, aged 51, who was the first responder to the scene of the mass shooting tragically lost his life in the process, leaving behind seven kids.
Boulder Police Chief Maris Herold said that the complex investigation would take five days to complete and added that they “will work around the clock to get this accomplished.”
The Colorado shootings come less than a week after eight people were killed in a series of attacks on spas in Atlanta, making it the seventh fatal shootings in the US in the past seven days.
Here is a list of the seven shootings:
Atlanta, March 16: Eight people, including six Asian women, were killed when a White gunman stormed three spas, police said.
Stockton, California, March 17: Five people who were preparing a vigil in Stockton, in California’s Central Valley, were shot in a drive-by shooting, the San Joaquin Sheriff’s Department said. None had life-threatening injuries.
Gresham, Oregon, March 18: Four victims were taken to the hospital after a shooting in the city east of Portland, police said in an initial report on Twitter.
Houston, March 20: Five people were shot after a disturbance inside a club, according to police. One was in critical condition after being shot in the neck, the rest were in stable condition, according to CNN affiliate KPRC.
Dallas, March 20: Eight people were shot by an unknown assailant, one of whom died, according to police.
Philadelphia, March 20: One person was killed and another five were injured during a shooting at an illegal party, CNN affiliate KYW reported. “There were at least 150 people in there that fled and believed they had to flee for their lives,” Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said.
Boulder, Colorado, March 22: Ten people, including a Boulder police officer, were killed in a shooting at the King Soopers supermarket, according to police.
