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Sent shoppers running for their lives. One person recorded this moment inside the store. We dont know if there is a shooter, active shooter somewhere. Could be in the store. He went in there. He went in the store . He went right down there. Oh, my god. Guys, we have people down inside kings supers. Look, theres holy [ bleep ]. [ bleep ]. Other witnesses and family members told cnns don lemon what happened inside the store. The first shot was confusing, maybe it was somebody dropped something, second shot came and after that it was bam, bam, bam, and i was running and i heard maybe eight shots, somebody else said 13, but who is really counting at that point. I dont remember anyone screaming, i dont remember anybody historically yelling, it was just go, go, go, get out of there. They were right there from the first shot to the last and paul was in line to go get a covid shot. Third person in line and thats when at least one shooter came in and killed the woman at the front of the line in front of him. I think thankfully the girls didnt see that. They were on the phone, their grandmother, and they all then eight shots in a row. There may have been as many as 50 or 60 shots according to my soninlaw. And so your soninlaw quickly scooped up the girls and they ran upstairs to a closet and they hid. Thank god. You know, then paul would come out and try to silence phones. Didnt know who was coming up the stairs next. A lot of the action was right below them at the pharmacy. Extraordinarily terrifying. Of course, the little ones saying, yeah, you know, the coats werent long enough to hide our feet as they were standing behind the coats in the closet. Officials have been working to identify the other victims as quickly as possible. The Boulder Police department named 51yearold eric talley as the officer killed in that shooting. A procession was held to honor the fallen officer, a father of seven, who the Boulder Police chief described as a hero. Our hearts of this community go out to the victims of this horrific incident. We know of ten fatalities at this scene, including one of our boulder pd officers by the name of eric talley who has been on the Boulder Police Department Since 2010. He served in numerous roles supporting the Boulder Police department and the community of boulder and i have to tell you the heroic action of this officer when he responded to this scene at 1430 hours the Boulder Police department began receiving phone calls of shots fired in the area and a phone call about a possible person with a patrol rifle. Officer talley responded to the scene, was the first on the scene and he was fatally shot. Cnns lucy kafanov starts us off this morning on the ground in boulder for us. Lucy . Christine and laura, boulder is reeling from the tragedy that took place here, ten people losing their lives, one of them 51yearold Boulder Police officer eric talley. We understand from authorities around 2 30 p. M. Local time they started getting frantic 911 calls reporting an active shooter in the area, he was described as someone with a patrol rifle. We understand that officers responded to the scene, eric talley, again, was one of the first, he was shot, he lost his life. There is no one who is injured except for the suspect who is in custody, thats according to officials. We understand that the suspect is in custody, he was taken to hospital for those injuries and thats really all we know. We know nothing about motive or what exactly let to the events that took place today. The District Attorney described this as a terrible and horrific mass shooting. He said this is going to be a painstaking investigation. We also understand from the Boulder Police chief that this is a complex investigation thats going to take no less than five days to complete. We did hear from governor jared polis of colorado who said the families of these victims, and i quote, our fellow coloradoans, our neighbors are hearing the devastating news that their loved one who simply woke up and went to work this morning or ran out to pick up eggs wont be coming home. Today we saw the face of evil, im grieving with my community and all coloradoans. We do expect more details throughout the day on tuesday about the victims and potentially the suspect who is in custody, but this is just the beginning of whats likely to be a long investigation. Christine, laura, back to you. Colorado sports franchises reacting to the deadly supermarket shooting, the Denver Nuggets tweeting a statement we are deeply saddened by the events in boulder today, our thoughts are with all of those impacted by this terrible act. The broncos, we are grateful for the Law Enforcement and medical professionals who bravely responded to yet another senseless tragedy. From baseballs rockies, our heart breaks for the lives needlessly lost and our thoughts are with everyone affected by the shooting. After the university of colorado lost in the ncaa tournament last night the teams head coach addressed the tragedy in boulder. It puts basketball in its proper place and win or lose tonight i just i felt an emptiness in my stomach, another senseless act of violence that we have experienced as a country many, many times. So boulder now the second deadly mass shooting in one week. In Atlanta Police have not announce add motive for the massacre at three spas that left eight people dead, including six asian women. More from ryan young. Reporter this still remains an active investigation. We did learn from the Cherokee County Sheriffs Department they would no longer be sharing any information before this moves to court. We are not sure when the First Court Appearance will be for the suspected shooter. We did talk to a man who was inside the spa when the shooting started. He survived and he believes his massage therapist saved his life. She was by the door, thats when i jumped behind the bed. Once she opened up that door i heard that third gunshot and she actually dropped and im pretty sure she got shot in her head. Reporter you can understand why that man feels like the therapist stepping out in the hallway ended up saving him. A lot of questions in terms of what happens next with this investigation but we do know that there are at least four investigations ongoing as we speak. Laura and christine . Ryan young, thank you. Authorities in boulder, colorado, asking for the publics patience, still searching for a motive and answers to so many questions about what happened and why. Stay with us. I got this Mountain Bike for only 11. Dealdash. Com, the fair and honest bidding site. 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They are mourning one of their own, Law Enforcement lost a 51yearold Police Officer, a veteran of that boulder force. Just a tragedy. Responding to this scene. The union that represents the 32 workers who work at this king sooper sent us this, for the last year our members and the associates have fought an invisible enemy, covid19, but today several innocent souls were killed by an even human. I mean, this is unfortunately an american cancer that is all too familiar here. So how do Law Enforcement move forward here when we have such a body of recent history of these sorts of things happening . I mean, first of all, you know, this whole incident underscores the dynamic and unpredictable nature of these horrific shooting incidents. Weve seen time and time again that the causes vary as to why they occurred but tragically the outcomes are often consistent and were seeing that again here. I just want to touch back with the loss of officer talley and why thats really, really important right now because he was a hero. Let me explain why. Law enforcement is trained now because of the nature and the frequency of these mass shooting incidents, Law Enforcement is trained in their policies for the first responding officers, the responsibility is to go to the threat and stop the attack in progress and stop the killing. So what happens is solo entry by Law Enforcement. This isnt waiting, theyve learned from, you know, past incidents, Law Enforcement cannot wait to enter into a building. So that first officer its called solo entry. Once they enter into an environment its extremely dangerous, however, the reason why they do it, its a proven action. Over 75 of the time the direct action by a solo officer eventually stops the attacker either by killing the assailant or taking them into custody. Thats why the actions of officer eric talley is heroic in this incidence. We dont know how many lives he saved. Can i ask you a quick question about officer talley. If you are on the other side of an ar 15, a suspect with murderous intent and an ar 15 is that insurmountable for a Police Officer responding alone at the first time . Listen, what they knew and from some of the radio reports that we had heard, they did know that there was a rifle at the scene. What they didnt know was how many suspects there were, they didnt understand the position they were. Thats why this is such a heroic act. Law enforcement is running into a location where they know that theres active gunfire, theyre probably walking by victims and thats what they have to do, they cant stop and render aid, they have to utilize their training, tactics and experience to go to the threat and put that down. Yes, it puts them in a position oftentimes in a position of disadvantage, but thats why its so heroic because theyre putting themselves beyond the threat, theyre going to it for the good of the public. Just terrifying to imagine running into the actual eye of the storm there. Jonathan, you know, we learned from police that the suspect is obviously in custody, we are not sure about the extent of his injuries. How soon do you think he could be questioned obviously depends on how injured he is, but how soon do you think he could be questioned . Law enforcement oftentimes in these situations we dont have a suspect thats alive thats take noon custody. These incidents end with a suspect taking their own lives or dying at the hands of Police Officers in a gun fight. So here there is an advantage and we can try to if permitting, the individual is willing to talk, you know, we can garner a lot of information as to the motive, but, again, the profile and motive of mass shooters oftentimes takes a very systematic pattern. The secret service has looked at this for years. The National Threat Assessment Center has looked at mass shooting situationings and they assess nearly half of the time individuals were motivated by some sort of personal grievance, whether its at the residence, in a workplace or with some other issue and that every single suspect that the secret service had looked at in mass shooting incidents, every single one had a significant stressor in their life, whether it was relationship stressors, personal issues, issues at work and here is the most concerning thing that the secret service had found, in over three quarters of the incidents the individual, the attacker, made some sort of overt concerning communication prior to the attack. Those are the things that we want to look at as well because even if the individual isnt talking, we may be able to find out from other others that he communicated or telegraphed his actions to. There is another common denominator and thats easy access to a big gun for a little disturbed person and that is something we have seen again and again in aurora and columbine. It must be so frustrating for Law Enforcement that youre just facing in these soft targets a school, a movie theater, a supermarket in the middle of the afternoon. Its just incredibly frustrating im sure for everyone investigating that today. Jonathan, thank you. Go ahead, finish your thought. I was going to say, listen, youre absolutely right, christine and time and time again i sit in this chair, we talk about in the wake of these tragedies that common denominator and those things have to be addressed. Youre 100 correct. Thanks, jonathan. Thank you. 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While in germany a rise in case is leading to a strict fiveday lockdown for the easter holiday. Fred pleitgen is live in berlin with the latest for us. Fred, here we go again, another lockdown. Whats happening this time . Reporter i think youre absolutely right, laura. Its definitely a case of here we go again. I was checking the numbers today, new Coronavirus Infections are about 7,500 for a single day, thats around 2,000 on the same day of last week. The cases are very much on the rise. At the same time in germany like in any other places in the European Union there isntly isnt enough vaccine to go around. Thats why the European Union has had that rou with the united kingdom. They say we may block vaccines to the eu. Also the market is very much interconnected. There are Raw Materials that come from the united kingdom. The germans not much at their disposal with not enough vaccine to go around, lockdown measures strict around easter with supermarkets on most days going to be closed. The lockdown measures have been extended until april 18th as germany is trying to get out of that third wave of the Coronavirus Infections but, again, without enough vaccine to go around they say they simply dont have measures they can put in place except further and even more strict lockdowns. Fred pleitgen, thanks so much. The Affordable Care act marks its 11th anniversary today and President Biden working quickly to strengthen it. More than 206,000 americans signed up for coverage in the first two weeks of an enrollment period, more than triple the number last year when access was more restricted. Even when the Supreme Court is considering a republicanled challenge t