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-{{Infobox Criminal
-| subject_name   = Sulejman Talović
-| image_name     = Ut_trolley_talovic.jpg
-| image_size     = 150px
-| image_caption  = Family photo of Talović (2007)
-| date_of_birth  = {{birth date|1988|10|6}}
-| place_of_birth = Talovići, [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]], [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia]]
-| date_of_death  = {{death date and age|2007|2|12|1988|10|6}}
-| place_of_death = [[Salt Lake City]], [[Utah]], [[United States|U.S.]]
-| charge         = Died at the scene before arrested or indicted
-| penalty        =
-| status         = Deceased
-| occupation     = Aramark Uniform Services<ref name="Trolley Square: A search for answers"/>
-| spouse         = None
-| parents        = Father Suljo Talović / Mother
-| children       = None
-}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Talović, Sulejman}}
-'''Sulejman Talović''' ([[October 6]], [[1988]]<ref name="Trolley Square: A search for answers">{{cite web|url=http://www.sltrib.com/ci_5230906|title=Trolley Square: A search for answers|publisher=[[Salt Lake Tribune]]|date=2007-02-15|accessdate=2007-02-17}}</ref> &ndash; [[February 12]], [[2007]]) was a [[Bosniaks|Bosniak]]<ref name="6 minutes of horror" /> refugee<ref name="Police ID victims, killer in shooting">{{cite web|url=http://www.sltrib.com/ci_5218750|title=Police ID victims, killer in shooting|publisher=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]]|date=2007-02-13|accessdate=2007-02-13}}</ref> whose family<ref name="6 minutes of horror">{{cite web|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,660195489,00.html|title=6 minutes of horror|publisher=[[Deseret News]]|date=2007-02-14|accessdate=2007-02-15}}</ref> moved to the [[United States]] from the small town of [[Cerska]] in the [[Vlasenica]] municipality of [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]]<ref name="Sulejman Talović ubio pet, a teško ranio četiri osobe">{{cite web|url=http://www.avaz.ba/absolutenm/anmviewer.asp?a=459&z=12&isasp=|title=Sulejman Talović ubio pet, a teško ranio četiri osobe|publisher=[[Dnevni Avaz]]|date=2007-02-15|accessdate=2007-02-15}}{{bs icon}}</ref> and who were living in [[Salt Lake City, Utah|Salt Lake City]], [[Utah]]. On [[February 12]], [[2007]], wearing a [[Tan (color)|tan]] [[trench coat]],<ref name="Emotionless killer gunned down victims randomly">{{cite web|url=http://www.sltrib.com/ci_5218341|title=Emotionless killer gunned down victims randomly|publisher=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]]|date=2007-02-13|accessdate=2007-02-13}}</ref> Talović went on a [[Trolley Square Shooting|shooting]] [[spree killer|rampage]] killing five people and wounding several others at [[Trolley Square]], a Salt Lake City [[shopping mall]], before being fatally shot by [[police]]. An amateur video of the incident was captured, but little except gunfire can be heard clearly.<ref name="Home video taken inside Trolley Square during shoooting rampage">{{cite web|url=http://kutv.com/video/?id=23467@kutv.dayport.com|title=Home video taken inside Trolley Square|date=2007-02-14|accessdate=2007-02-16}}</ref>
-Talović was buried in his birthplace, a small village of Talovići near [[Cerska]], Bosnia and Herzegovina on [[March 2]], [[2007]].
-==The shooting spree==
-{{main|Trolley Square shooting}}
-Police later said Talović was carrying a [[shotgun]], a .38-[[caliber]] [[pistol]], and had a [[backpack]] full of [[ammunition]]. Talović killed five people: Jeffrey Walker, 52, Vanessa Quinn, 29, Kirsten Hinckley, 15, Teresa Ellis, 29, and Brad Frantz, 24. Additionally, four more people were [[hospital]]ized: Allen Walker, 16, son of Jeffrey Walker; Carolyn Tuft, 44, mother of Kirsten Hinckley; Shawn Munns, 34; and Stacy Hansen, 53.<ref name="Police ID victims, killer in shooting"/><ref name="Daughter Killed After Shooting, Mother in Critical Condition">{{cite web|url=http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=891367|title=Daughter Killed After Shooting, Mother in Critical Condition|publisher=[[KSL-TV]]|date=2007-02-13|accessdate=2007-02-13}}</ref> After the shooting, Tuft and Hansen were listed in critical condition, and Munns and Walker were listed in serious condition.
-Four [[police officer]]s—an off-duty officer from [[Ogden, Utah|Ogden]] named Ken Hammond<ref name="More details emerging on Trolley Square gunman and victims">{{cite web|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,660195184,00.html|title=More details emerging on Trolley Square gunman and victims|publisher=[[Deseret Morning News]]|date=2007-02-13|accessdate=2007-02-13}}</ref> and several<ref name="Police ID victims, killer in shooting" /> Salt Lake City officers—were involved in the shootout with Talović.
-==Personal history==
-Talović was a [[Permanent residency|permanent resident]] who emigrated with his family from Bosnia to the United States in [[1998]]. Talović received a [[United States Permanent Resident Card|green card]] in [[2005]]<ref name="More details emerging on Trolley Square gunman and victims"/> and lived with his mother in Salt Lake City. He had a record of minor juvenile incidents and had [[Dropout|dropped out]] of [[high school]] at age 16.<ref name="Police: Off-Duty Cop Saved Lives In Mall">{{cite web|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/02/13/national/main2466711.shtml|title=Police: Off-Duty Cop Saved Lives In Mall|publisher=[[CBS News]]|date=2007-02-13|accessdate=2007-02-13}}</ref>.
-==Motive==
-Talović's aunt, Ajka Omerović, emerged briefly from the family's house to say relatives had no idea why the young man attacked so many strangers. She said that Talović had lived in the Sarajevo area as a child, and that his family moved to Utah from Bosnia. "He was such a good boy. I don't know what happened," she told Salt Lake City television station [[KSL-TV]].<ref>[http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070214/ap_on_re_us/utah_shooting;_ylt=ArEZTRKdxu2AU.NfmvrEx2us0NUE "Off-Duty cop helped end Utah mall rage"], [[Associated Press]], Feb. 13, 2007</ref>
-In another KSL interview, with Omerović, and Talović's father, Suljo Talović, the two indicated concern that some outside influence might have induced Sulejman to commit the killings. "I think this [Sulejman] did. I think somebody (is) behind him, I think, but I am not sure...."<ref>[http://www.ksl.com/?nid=459&sid=900702 "Trolley Square Shooter's Family Speaks to the Media"], KSL-TV, Feb. 18, 2007</ref>
-The father suggested that the US government bears some responsibility for his son's actions, saying "The authorities are guilty for not alerting us that he bought a gun. In the US, you cannot buy cigarettes if you are underaged, but you can buy a gun." However, contrary to Mr. Talović's statement, federal law prohibits the sale of handguns and handgun ammunition to those under 21; shotguns and shotgun ammunition are prohibited to those under 18.<ref>[http://www.nraila.org/Issues/FactSheets/Read.aspx?ID=43 Gun laws in the US</ref>
-In the light of the [[War on Terrorism]] some [[Conservatism in the United States|conservatives]], including commentator [[John Gibson (media host)|John Gibson]]<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,253201,00.html Why No Mention That Salt Lake Shooter Was Muslim?], Fox News</ref> and congressman [[Chris Cannon]]<ref name="Cannon Takes Back">{{cite news|title= Cannon Takes Back 'Allah' Quote |url=http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,660197676,00.html| last=Speckman | first=Stephen |date=[[2007-02-22]]|publisher=Deseret Morning News}}</ref> suggested that Talović repeatedly shouted "[[Takbir|Allahu Akbar]]" prior to his death, suggesting a religious motive. Some sources reach this conclusion by listening to online video of the rampage, which supposedly captures Talović's religious shouting.<ref>[http://www.kcpw.org/article/3006 Burbank Says Evidence Does Not Support 'Personal Jihad' in Mall Shooting"], [[KCPW]], Feb. 22, 2007. For the video, see [http://kutv.com/video/?id=23467@kutv.dayport.com amateur video clip recording of the mall shooting]</ref> Some family members suggested that emotional trauma Sulejman may have suffered during the Balkan war years of his youth might have contributed to this shocking act of violence.  Ajka Onerović was quoted as saying, "We are Muslims, but we are not terrorists," <ref>[http://www.glenwoodindependent.com/article/20070214/FRONTPAGE/70214004 "FBI rules out terrorism in Utah shooting"], Post Independent, Feb. 14, 2007</ref> and [[FBI]] agent Patrick Kiernan <!-- DO NOT WIKIFY - that leads to NYC news man --> has stated that he has no reason to suspect terrorism.<ref name="Trolley Square: A search for answers" />
-==References==
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