‘This has got to stop’: Colorado shooting kills 10

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There has been another tragic mass shooting, this time in Boulder, Colorado. We have the latest on that and fresh questions about the AstraZeneca vaccine from U.S. health officials

Here’s what we’re watching this Tuesday morning.

10 killed, including police officer, in shooting at Colorado grocery store

Ten people are dead, including a police officer, after a gunmen opened fire at a Boulder, Colo., grocery store on Monday.

A suspect, who was injured during the shooting, is in custody, police said. But authorities did not provide any details about a potential motive. Get the latest here.

Authorities identified the police officer who was killed as Eric Talley and said he was the first to respond to the scene Monday afternoon after reports of gunfire.

Talley, the father of seven children and an 11-year veteran of the Boulder police force, was hailed for his “heroic action” by Police Chief Maris Herold.

The grandfather of two teenage girls who survived the attack at the King Soopers store by hiding in a coat closet with their father described the event as “traumatizing.”

“This has got to stop,” Steven McCue told NBC affiliate KUSA of Denver. “Every week — every week in the United States there’s a shooting. Now it’s our turn. And that should never be repeated anywhere.”

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis called the shooting an “unspeakable tragedy.”

Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colo., also noted the history of mass shootings in the state from Columbine High School in 1999 to the Aurora movie theater attack in 2012.

“Our state grieves tonight as we mourn ten more Coloradans senselessly killed by gun violence,” said Hickenlooper.

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Photos show crowded conditions for migrants at Texas Border Patrol facility

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OPINION: NCAA’s March Madness sexism problem is way bigger than a pathetic weight room

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A year ago in New York: A photographer reflects on the darkest days of the pandemic

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