"I can't believe it's happening in Boulder," he told CBS Denver. One man said he first thought someone had dropped something but by the third shot, he said, everyone started running. Witnesses described a chaotic scene as several loud bangs went off in the store. One person was taken into custody at the scene in Boulder, where police said there was no ongoing threat to the public.īoulder Police Chief Maris Herold identified the slain officer as 51-year-old Eric Talley, who had been with the department since 2010.īoulder County District Attorney Michael Dougherty said Talley's life was "cut much too short," and said a "painstaking investigation is already underway."ĭougherty said the person in custody was the shooter.ĬBS Denver helicopter footage captured authorities escorting a shirtless man in handcuffs who appeared to have a bleeding leg from the scene, but authorities would not confirm if that man is the suspect. Earlier coverage is below.Ī gunman opened fire in a Colorado supermarket Monday, killing 10 people including a police officer, authorities said. Winds should gradually weaken through the evening hours and should diminish by the morning, meteorologists said.This is a developing story – read the latest updates here. A high-wind warning was extended across this region until 8 p.m. Strong, sustained winds of 20 to 40 mph with gusts between 40 to 80 mph were still occurring across the Colorado foothills Thursday evening. The hurricane-force wind gusts were attributed to “exceptional mountain wave amplification,” which is a major increase in wind speed as air flows over and down the mountains into the lower elevations that can occur under very specific atmospheric conditions. #COwx /G4ihw4Ho6D- NWS Boulder December 31, 2021 Satellite imagery (from 22,200 miles up in space), clearly show the heat from the #MarshallFire this evening.
Go east, go north, but leave immediately,” the office tweeted. “Boulder OEM is getting many calls about residents seeing fire. Widespread wind gusts of 80-100 mph have been observed, the weather service said, and “a handful of sites in Rocky Flats have seen several hours worth of gusts 100-115 mph.”Ĭombined with relative humidity below 20% and ongoing drought conditions, the extreme winds were fueling rapid fire spread.Ĭounty residents were asked not to waste time if they see flames. “We are in the midst of a truly historic windstorm across the front range, foothills and urban corridor,” the National Weather Service office in Boulder said Thursday afternoon. The US Census Bureau says Louisville has about 21,000 residents and Superior has 13,000. Heavy smoke made visibility difficult in Louisville, Colorado. Video from CNN affiliate KUSA showed several homes in Louisville on fire. “If you’re in the area, please act quickly,” the Boulder County Office of Emergency Management tweeted to Louisville residents. Authorities said hospital officials were more concerned about smoke than the flames that were only a few blocks from the facility. The facility has 114 beds, according to its website.
Kelli Christensen said no more information was available for the patients, who are at UCHealth Broomfield Hospital.Īnother hospital, Avista Adventist Hospital, was prompted to evacuate its patients and employees. Louisville and Superior are about 4 miles apart, not far from Boulder.Īt least six people are being treated for injuries related to one of the fires, a spokesperson for UCHealth told CNN. “Very little time to get out, very little time to even get the most important parts of your life and, yes, it’ll be a difficult process for Colorado families who are directly affected to rebuild their lives,” he said. Firefighters battle a structure fire in Superior on Thursday.
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