Category: Colorado

‘She Was Vibrant’: Family, Friends Remember Victims of Boulder Shooting

Family members and other loved ones are memorializing the 10 people killed in the March 22 mass shooting in Colorado. Rikki Olds, 25, was one of three workers at King Soopers in Boulder, the site of the shooting, to lose their lives. “She was vibrant, she was bubbly. Rikki was kind of the light of…


Colorado Governor: ‘No Reason’ to Suspect Any Ties to Terrorism in Boulder Mass Shooting

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said he is ruling out claims that the Boulder mass shooting suspect had any ties to terrorist groups. “From a preliminary perspective, there’s been comments from the brother, the family, that there were concerns about this individual’s mental health,” Polis said in a televised interview on Wednesday, adding that an investigation…


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (March 24)

New updates on the Boulder Colorado shooter. The suspect had a history of rage and he bought the assault weapon less than a week before the shooting. But how are the residents coping after the tragedy? North Korea conducts its first missile test since President Joe Biden took office. Biden calls the test “business as…


‘It Was My Responsibility to Protect Her Life:’ Barista Hid Elderly Co-worker During Mass Shooting

A barista at the King Soopers where 10 people were fatally shot on Monday said he protected an elderly co-worker by shoving her into a corner and shielding her from view with trash cans. Logan Smith, 20, works at the grocery store in Boulder where a gunman law enforcement identified as Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa entered…


‘I Surrender, I’m Naked’: Witness Recounts Arrest of Colorado Alleged Mass Shooter

A worker at the King Soopers market in Boulder, Colorado, where 10 people were shot and killed, recalled how the alleged gunman surrendered to authorities on Monday afternoon. Maggie Montoya, 25, who works as a pharmaceutical technician at the store, said she was warned about an active shooter in the location, saying everyone “scattered” afterward,…


Police Officer Who Lost His Life in Boulder Mass Shooting Celebrated as Hero

The police officer who was killed when responding to a mass shooting in Colorado this week is being celebrated as a hero. Officer Eric Talley, 51, who started on the force in 2010, was the first responder to the scene. “I can tell you that he’s a very kind man, and he didn’t have to…


Biden Considering Actions on Gun Control: Psaki

White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters on Tuesday that the Biden administration is considering a range of potential actions on gun control in the wake of a mass shooting on Monday. When asked about whether there will be new executive action on gun violence, Psaki responded, “We are certainly considering a range of…


Biden Considering Executive Actions on Gun Control: Psaki

White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters on Tuesday that the Biden administration is considering a range of potential actions on gun control, including executive actions, in the wake of a mass shooting on Monday. When asked about whether there will be new executive action on gun violence, Psaki responded, “We are certainly considering…


Gun in Boulder Supermarket Shooting Bought 6 Days Earlier: Documents

The suspect in a mass shooting at the King Soopers supermarket in Colorado purchased a semi-automatic rifle just days before carrying out the attack, according to court filings. Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, 21, bought a Ruger AR-556 pistol on March 16, Boulder detective Sarah Cantu said in an arrest affidavit (pdf). The location of the…


Colorado Shooting Suspect Al Aliwi Alissa Was Short-Tempered, Violent: Former Teammates

The suspect in the mass shooting in Boulder, Colorado had a short temper and was violent, according to former sports teammates. Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, 21, “was kind of scary to be around,” Dayton Marvel, who was on a wrestling team with the suspect, told the Denver Post. Alissa once threatened to kill people during…