On March 22, 2021, Officer Eric Huston Talley, 51, was killed after rushing into a King Soopers supermarket in Boulder, Colorado, to confront an active shooter. Talley was the first officer to arrive and was fatally shot while engaging the gunman. Ten people in total died in the attack. Talley’s actions are credited with preventing further civilian deaths after he entered the store.

Talley had left a career in computer science to become a police officer at about age 40, joining the Boulder Police Department in 2010. He served eleven years and was described by his family as a devoted husband and father to seven children who loved his family and had a strong sense of humor.

The shooter, identified as Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, then 21, was taken into custody at the scene after being wounded by other officers; his family reported prior mental health struggles. If anyone knew Officer Talley or was at the King Soopers that day, please share what you remember or contact investigators with information.