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Ryan Borowski, who was also inside the store, told CNN he could not believe what had happened in his town: “This feels like the safest spot in America, and I just nearly got killed for getting a soda and a bag of chips.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Eyewitnesses said the suspect was armed with a rifle. A police source told CNN it was an AR-15 style rifle, a semi-automatic gun that has been used in several mass shootings across the US.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Aerial footage later showed a handcuffed, shirtless man with an apparent injury to his leg being put onto a stretcher for treatment. Authorities did not say whether he was the suspect or not.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Speaking at a press conference, Boulder police chief Maris Herold confirmed that a suspect was in custody and was receiving hospital treatment. “I want to reassure the community that they are safe,” she said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Ms Herold named the officer killed as Eric Talley, a father of seven who had been with the Boulder Police Department since 2010.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n