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The Boulder Police Department has revealed the names of the 10 people killed during a mass shooting at a King Soopers grocery store in Boulder, Colorado, with local police officer Eric Talley, 51, among the victims.

The youngest victim was 20 years old and the oldest victim was 65 years old. Their families were notified shortly after 3am local time on Tuesday morning after all victims were identified by police.

Police also revealed the identity of the 21-year-old suspect. He was currently in the hospital seeking medical treatment but in stable condition, police said. He is expected to be released from the hospital and transported to Boulder County Jail later on Tuesday.

The suspect was charged with 10 counts of murder following the attack that started at 3pm local time on Monday. Eyewitnesses described a male gunman in tactical gear opening fire in silence on terrified shoppers.

“We had a very tragic incident today,” Chief Yamaguchi said on Monday. “There was loss of life, we have multiple people who were killed in this incident, and I am sorry to have to report that one of them was a Boulder police officer.”

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The attack stunned a state that has seen several mass shootings, including the 1999 Columbine High School massacre and the 2012 Aurora movie theater shooting. 

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[23 March 2021 23:01 · Justin Vallejo]

Suspected shooter Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa ‘known to the FBI’, reports

The 21-year-old Syrian-born suspect accused of killing 10 people at a Colorado grocery store was “known to the FBI”, according to The New York Times.

Quoting law enforcement officials, the outlet said: “The suspect’s identity was previously known to the F.B.I. because he was linked to another individual under investigation by the bureau.”

was born in Syria in 1999, according to court records quoted by the outlet.

His brother Ali Aliwi Alissa, 34, told The Daily Beast his sibling was paranoid, and would talk about “being chased, someone is behind him, someone is looking for him”.

“The guy used to get bullied a lot in high school. He was like an outgoing kid, but after he went to high school and got bullied a lot, he started becoming anti-social,” the brother said.

[23 March 2021 23:15 · Justin Vallejo]

Boulder shooting victims: Everything we know about 10 people killed in Colorado attack

Police have identified the 10 victims of the mass shooting at a King Soopers grocery store in Colorado.

Among them was an 11-year veteran of the Boulder Police Department, Eric Talley, 51, and multiple staff of the grocery store, including the youngest victim, Denny Stong, 20, who was training to be a pilot, and Teri Leiker, 51, who had worked there for 30 years.

Kevin Mahoney, 61, walked his daughter down the aisle at her wedding last summer and was expecting the birth of a new granddaughter. Tralona Bartkowiak, 49, had just gotten engaged to be married. Nevin Stanisic, 23, was a shy you man on his way to repair a coffee machine at the shopping centre.

As details continue to emerge of the 10 lives lost and the loved ones they left behind, this is what we know so far.

[23 March 2021 23:30 · Justin Vallejo]

YouTube won’t take down livestream footage of Boulder shooting

YouTube won't take down the live-streamed footage of the shooting in a grocery store in Boulder, Colorado. Ten people died during the shooting that was broadcast live by a self-described citizen journalist.

YouTube spokesperson Elena Hernandez said in a statement to The Independent: "Following yesterday’s tragic shooting, bystander videos of the incident were detected by our teams.

"Violent content intended to shock or disgust viewers and hate speech are not allowed on YouTube, and as a result, we have removed a number of videos for violating our policies.

"We do allow certain violent or graphic content with sufficient news or documentary context, and so we’ve applied an age restriction to this particular content. We will continue to monitor this rapidly changing situation."

Gustaf Kilander reports.

[23 March 2021 23:45 · Justin Vallejo]

HOW TO MARK YOURSELF SAFE ON FACEBOOK DURING A DISASTER

People who live in a community impacted by a mass shooting, natural disaster or any other crisis can mark themselves as safe using Facebook.

During an incident the social media giant will send users of its platform a notification asking if they are safe. The feature allows users in the area to broadcast to their Facebook friends that they are safe, and for others to check on them. Facebook introduced the feature in 2011 but until the 2015 Paris terror attacks it had only been used for natural disasters.

Graeme Massie has the details on how to use it in an emergency.