EXCERPT:
HEROLD: “The first thing I want to say is I want to say our hearts of this community go out to the victims of this horrific incident. We know of ten fatalities at the scene, including one of our Boulder P.D. officer’s by the name of Eric Talley, who’s been on the Boulder police department since 2010. He served in numerous roles supporting the Boulder Police Department and the community of Boulder. And I have to tell you, the heroic action of this officer when he responded to the scene, at 14:30 hours the Boulder Police Department began receiving phone calls of shots fired in the area and phone call about a possible person with a patrol rifle. Officer Talley responded to the scene, was the first at the scene and he was fatally shot. I also want to commend the heroic actions of the officers responding not only from Boulder P.D., but from across the county and other parts of the region. Police officer’s actions fell nothing short of being heroic. I also want to thank the men and women who responded, including state, local and federal authorities. Obviously this is a very complex investigation that’ll take no less than five days to complete.”