Handcuffed and bloodied: this is how they caught the possible perpetrator of the Colorado supermarket massacre

The man who killed at least ten people at the King Soopers supermarket in Boulder, Colorado, was reportedly kidnapped in handcuffs and bloodied in his right leg.. The images recorded by various sources show the moment when, shirtless and surrounded by agents, he leaves the scene.

Among his victims were a cop, Eric Talley, 51, the first to answer the emergency call. The other victims still do not know their identity.

“There are several people killed in this incident. And I’m sorry to report that one of them was a Boulder cop.Police Commander Kerry Yamaguchi said after the incident in Boulder, a town about 50 kilometers northwest of Colorado’s capital Denver.

“ALERT:” Active shooter on Table Mesa King Soopers. AVOID THE ZONE. A public information officer is on his wayThe Boulder Police Department said at the start of the situation in a post on its social media.

In dialogue with local television CBSN Denver, a person inside the supermarket described the situation: “I went to buy a soda and fries and at one point I heard a loud explosion. I thought someone had dropped something but by the third explosion everyone was running. We got to the back of the supermarket and walked out through the loading area, then jumped under one of the freight trucks. Then we rolled down a hill, ”he said.

Dozens of armored vehicles, ambulances and armed personnel, including FBI and SWAT agents, were deployed to the scene.

Two other witnesses told the local Denver Post they were about to leave the supermarket when the gunman opened fire: “He didn’t say anything,” said one of them, who preferred to keep anonymity: “He just walked in and started shooting.” “He fired a few shots, then was silent, then he fired a few more. I was not firing gusts “another said.

Later, customers who had been taken to safety outside the store sat wrapped in blankets and talked to rescuers.

Broken windows were visible on the front of the store. Through a loudspeaker, authorities said the building was surrounded. They asked the perpetrator to come out unarmed and with his hands up.

State Governor Jared Polis spoke of the situation. “Like everyone at Coloradans, I follow the situation closely at King Soopers. My prayers are with the people of the state during this time of sadness and mourning as we learn of the magnitude of the tragedy, ”he said.

US President Joe Biden, who last month called on Congress to pass “common sense” gun law reforms, has been informed of the shooting.White House press secretary Jen Psaki tweeted.

“My heart breaks to see this indescribable incident happening in our community of Boulder,” said Colorado Governor Jared Polis, calling the event a “senseless tragedy”.

“Words cannot do justice to the tragedy that befell this afternoon,” Boulder Mayor Sam Weaver tweeted.

“Our community will soon mourn our losses and our healing will begin,” he added.

The shooting comes days after the country was rocked by another massive attack on several Asian massage parlors in the state of Georgia (southeast), which left eight people dead.

Colorado, on the other hand, has already witnessed two of the most serious mass shootings in U.S. history.

In 1999, two teenagers killed 12 classmates and a teacher at Columbine High School before committing suicide.

Then, In 2012, a heavily armed man broke into a theater showing a Batman movie in Aurora, Colorado, killing 12 people.. The perpetrator is currently serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole.

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