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Fallen Boulder Police Officer Would Have Been ‘Deeply Offended’ At Being Used To Advocate For Gun Control, Family Says

Emily Zanotti
Fallen Boulder Police Officer Would Have Been ‘Deeply Offended’ At Being Used To Advocate For Gun Control, Family Says
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Boulder police officer Eric Talley would have been “deeply offended” to know that his death was being used to push for stricter gun control measures, his father told TMZ in an interview on Thursday.

Talley was one of ten people killed in a mass shooting that took place at a King Soopers grocery store in Boulder, Colorado, on Monday. According to CNN, the 51-year-old father of seven was the first Boulder police officer to respond to a call of shots fired, and he is the first Boulder police officer to fall in the line of duty in nearly 30 years.

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