Boulder supermarket shooting: What we know about the victims
BOULDER, Colo. – Ten people, including a Boulder police officer, died Monday when a gunman opened fire at a crowded King Soopers grocery store, according to officials.
On Tuesday, authorities identified the victims as:
- Denny Stong, 20
- Neven Stanisic, 23
- Rikki Olds, 25
- Tralona Bartkowiak, 49
- Suzanne Fountain, 59
- Teri Leiker, 51
- Eric Talley, 51
- Kevin Mahoney, 61
- Lynn Murray, 62
- Jody Waters, 65
The suspected gunman, identified as 21-year-old Ahmad Ali Aliwi Alissa, was shot in the leg before being taken into custody Monday afternoon. Authorities said he’s been charged with 10 counts of first-degree murder.
Here’s what we know about the victims:
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
People gather for a candlelight vigil on March 23, 2021, to honor the ten victims of a mass shooting that occurred a day earlier at a King Soopers grocery store in Boulder, Colorado.
Mourners cry while looking at the scene of the crime the day after a gunman opened fired at a King Sooper’s grocery store on March 22, 2021, in Boulder, Colorado.
Star Samkus, who works at the King Soopers grocery store and knew three of the victims of a mass shooting at the store a day earlier, cries while kneeling in front of crosses placed in honor of the victims, Tuesday, March 23, 2021, in Boulder, Colo.
Christopher and Leah Clack hug in front of dozens of flowers placed on the police vehicle belonging to fallen Boulder Police officer Eric Talley on March 23, 2021, in Boulder, Colorado.
A patrol car outside of the Boulder Police Department is adorned with flowers in honor of Officer Eric Talley, who was killed after a gunman opened fire at a King Sooper’s grocery store on March 23, 2021, in Boulder, Colorado.
Louis Saxton plays his cello to honor the ten victims of a mass shooting at a King Soopers grocery store in Boulder, Colorado on March 23, 2021.
People gather for a candlelight vigil on March 23, 2021, to honor the 10 victims of a mass shooting that occurred a day earlier at a King Soopers grocery store in Boulder, Colorado.
A child holds a candle as people gather for a candlelight vigil on March 23, 2021, to honor the 10 victims of a mass shooting that occurred a day earlier at a King Soopers grocery store in Boulder, Colorado.
A man writes a message on a cross outside of the King Soopers grocery store in Boulder, Colorado, where a mass shooting took place a day earlier, killing ten people, including a Boulder police officer.
A woman who only wanted to be identified as Rowan looks at hundreds of flowers put into the fence surrounding the King Soopers on Table Mesa Drive on March 23, 2021, in Boulder, Colorado.
CU students Allison Popp, left, and Julia Juracka, with flowers, leave a bouquet of roses in front of the police vehicle belonging to fallen Boulder Police officer Eric Talley on March 23, 2021, in Boulder, Colorado.
An American flag is draped over a patrol car outside of the Boulder Police Department adorned with flowers in honor of Officer Eric Talley, the day after a gunman opened fired at a King Sooper’s grocery store on March 22, 2021, in Boulder, Colorado.
BOULDER, CO – MARCH 23: A mourner pays their respects to Officer Eric Talley, who was killed when a gunman opened fire at a King Sooper’s grocery store on March 23, 2021, in Boulder, Colorado. Ten people were killed in the attack.
