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Delaware's status as corporate capital might be on the line in a fight over shareholder lawsuits
Read full article: Delaware's status as corporate capital might be on the line in a fight over shareholder lawsuitsDelaware is trying to protect its status as the corporate capital of the world amid fallout from a judge rejecting billionaire Elon Muskโs landmark compensation package from Tesla.
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Slain Colorado officer remembered for service to others
Read full article: Slain Colorado officer remembered for service to othersBesides Talley, nine others were killed in the March 22 shooting in Boulder. A former information technology worker, Talley felt a calling to become an officer at age 41. He said the turnout at the service showed that Talley had character, which comes from the Greek word for leaving a mark. Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, 21, has been charged with 10 counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted first-degree murder over shots fired at another officer. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.
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Archbishop: Slain officer gave life, showed best of police
Read full article: Archbishop: Slain officer gave life, showed best of policeโFor too often, you are are taken for granted and yet in situations like this, you are the ones who protect human life,โ Aquila said. โNo other individuals were shot or killed after these brave officers engaged the suspect,โ police said in a tweet last week. AdA law enforcement official briefed last week on the shooting said Alissa's family told investigators they believed Alissa was suffering some type of mental illness, including delusions. AdTalley, who grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico, took an untraditional route to becoming a police officer. A memorial service was also planned for Talley on Tuesday at a large non-denominational church, Flatirons Community Church, in Lafayette.
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Store owner: Boulder massacre suspect passed check before buying gun
Read full article: Store owner: Boulder massacre suspect passed check before buying gunThis undated photo provided by the Boulder Police Department shows Colorado shooting suspect Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa. Alissa has been identified as the suspect in Monday, March 22, 2021 shooting rampage at a grocery store in Boulder. The suspect passed a background check conducted by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation before purchasing a gun, Eagleton said. The gun store is in a shopping center that also has a chiropractic clinic, yoga studio and foot massage parlor. His funeral is scheduled for Tuesday in the Boulder County city of Lafayette.
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'The world got dimmer': Shooting victims' lives remembered
Read full article: 'The world got dimmer': Shooting victims' lives rememberedAnother worked at the store but was only there because he stopped in to shop during his time off. TRALONA BARTKOWIAKJust this September, she helped her friend Sarah Lewis endure her grief after losing a loved one to a shooting in September. A front-end manager at King Soopers, Olds aspired to work her way up to store manager. Co-workers said Olds was the go-to person when someone needed to vent, laugh or share a little gossip. โShe was just the funkiest, silliest, most wonderful person," said Giffen, who remembered talking with Olds about a customer complaint Monday.
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Colorado shooting suspect will remain held without bail, judge says
Read full article: Colorado shooting suspect will remain held without bail, judge saysAlissa is also charged with attempted murder for allegedly shooting at another police officer, who was unhurt. He appeared alert and attentive, moving his knees from side to side, his eyes darting back and forth from his lawyers to the judge. Many held candles and roses while locking arms or embracing at Fairview High School near the base of the snow-covered Rocky Mountain foothills. The officials were not authorized to speak publicly and spoke to AP on condition of anonymity. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.
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Colorado shooting victims: Shop owner, actress, 'spitfire'
Read full article: Colorado shooting victims: Shop owner, actress, 'spitfire'Rikki Olds, 25, an employee of King Soopers, was slain Monday, March 22, 2021, in the supermarket shooting that killed multiple people in Boulder, Colo. AdTERI LEIKERA longtime King Soopers employee, she was a โspitfireโ who felt free to yell โhello" across the store when colleagues came in to work, Giffen said. LYNN MURRAYShe was shopping at King Soopers, where a friendโs daughter had seen her. A front-end manager at King Soopers, Olds aspired to work her way up to store manager. AdโShe was just the funkiest, silliest, most wonderful person," said Giffen, who remembered talking with Olds about a customer complaint Monday.
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Grocery store worker narrowly escaped gunman's notice
Read full article: Grocery store worker narrowly escaped gunman's noticeEmily Giffen, 27, was smoking outside the store Monday during a break when she heard multiple loud pops that she knew were not fireworks. โI just really am having a hard time understanding why me and my friends deserve to die,โ she said, wondering why the gunman chose to target the Boulder store specifically. Weโre a part of their community.โAdThe attack was the nationโs deadliest mass shooting since a 2019 assault on a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, where a gunman killed 22 people. According to two law enforcement officials, Alissa was born in Syria in 1999, emigrated to the U.S. as a toddler and later became a U.S. citizen. The law enforcement official said the suspectโs family told investigators that he had delusions and that they believed he had some type of mental illness.
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Slain Boulder officer was born in Houston, family members confirm
Read full article: Slain Boulder officer was born in Houston, family members confirmHOUSTON โ The Boulder, Colorado, police officer who was killed while responding to a shooter at a grocery store was born in Houston, family members confirmed. Eric Talley was born in Houston in 1969, according to his stepmother. Itโs not clear if he grew up in Houston or what hospital he was born in. โAt age 40, he decided he wanted to serve his community,โ Homer โShayโ Talley, 74, said from his ranch in central Texas. โWhen everyone else in the parking lot was running away, he ran toward it,โ Shay Talley said.
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Colorado shooting victims: Store staffers, cop, photographer
Read full article: Colorado shooting victims: Store staffers, cop, photographerPolice say multiple people have been killed in a shooting at a supermarket in Boulder, Colo., including Talley. (Courtesy of Boulder Police Department via AP)Three were gunned down while putting in a day's work at a Colorado supermarket. Those who lost their lives at the King Soopers store in Boulder ranged from 20 years old to 65. The school superintendent there expressed condolences and praised โthe example Officer Talley leaves us all.โLYNN MURRAYMurray was shopping at King Soopers, where a friendโs daughter had seen her. Word made it to her husband, John Mackenzie, who drove to the store and started texting his wife.
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Colorado suspect got assault weapon 6 days before shooting
Read full article: Colorado suspect got assault weapon 6 days before shootingAhmad Al Aliwi Alissa bought the weapon on March 16, just six days before the attack at a King Soopers store in Boulder, according to an arrest affidavit. Relatives described times when Alissa told them people were following or chasing him, which they said may have contributed to the violence, the official said. The attack was the nationโs deadliest mass shooting since a 2019 assault on a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, where a gunman killed 22 people in a rampage that police said targeted Mexicans. AdThe shooting came 10 days after a judge blocked a ban on assault rifles passed by the city of Boulder in 2018. That ordinance and another banning large-capacity magazines came after the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, that left 17 people dead.
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Police: 10 people killed in Colorado supermarket shooting
Read full article: Police: 10 people killed in Colorado supermarket shootingPolice work on the scene outside of a King Soopers grocery store where a shooting took place Monday, March 22, 2021, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/Joe Mahoney)BOULDER, Colo. โ A shooting at a Colorado supermarket killed 10 people Monday, including a police officer who was the first to respond to the scene, authorities said. I promise the victims and the people of the state of Colorado that we will secure justice." Matthew Kirsch, the acting U.S. attorney for Colorado, pledged that โthe full weight of federal law enforcementโ will support the investigation. Officials have not said whether the suspect is the person who was taken from the shooting scene to Foothills Hospital in Boulder. White House press secretary Jen Psaki tweeted that President Joe Biden had been briefed on the shooting.
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Police identify 21-year-old man as suspect in the killing of 10 people at Colorado supermarket
Read full article: Police identify 21-year-old man as suspect in the killing of 10 people at Colorado supermarketBOULDER, Colorado โ Police on Tuesday identified a 21-year-old man as the suspect who opened fire inside a crowded Colorado supermarket, and court documents showed that he purchased an assault rifle less than a week before the attack that killed 10 people, including a police officer. Supermarket employees told investigators that Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa shot an elderly man multiple times outside the Boulder grocery store before going inside, according to the documents. Investigators have not established a motive, but authorities believe he was the only shooter, Boulder County District Attorney Michael Dougherty said. Hundreds of police from throughout the Denver area responded to the attack, converging on a King Soopers supermarket in a busy shopping plaza. Matthew Kirsch, the acting U.S. attorney for Colorado, pledged that โthe full weight of federal law enforcementโ would support the investigation.