Talovic Family History & Genealogy

Eva Talovic of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA was born on August 22, 1899, and died at age 74 years old in February 1974.

Hildegard P Talovic of Waukesha, Waukesha County, WI was born on April 11, 1907, and died at age 88 years old on February 28, 1996.

Matija Talovic was born on February 20, 1909, and died at age 63 years old in June 1972. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Matija Talovic.

Melvin Talovic of Vacaville, Solano County, CA was born on March 24, 1917, and died at age 80 years old on November 3, 1997.

Serif Talovic of Des Plaines, Cook County, IL was born on July 15, 1941, and died at age 67 years old on November 11, 2008.

Sulejman Talović (October 6, 1988 – February 12, 2007) was a Bosniak refugee whose family moved to the United States from the small town of Cerska in the Vlasenica municipality of Bosnia and Herzegovina and who were living in Salt Lake City, Utah. On February 12, 2007, wearing a tan trench coat, Talović went on a shooting 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. Talović was buried in his birthplace, a small village of Talovići near Cerska, Bosnia and Herzegovina on March 2, 2007. The shooting spree 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 hospitalized: Allen Walker, 16, son of Jeffrey Walker; Carolyn Tuft, 44, mother of Kirsten Hinckley; Shawn Munns, 34; and Stacy Hansen, 53. After the shooting, Tuft and Hansen were listed in critical condition, and Munns and Walker were listed in serious condition. Four police officers—an off-duty officer from Ogden named Ken Hammond and several Salt Lake City officers—were involved in the shootout with Talović. Personal history Talović was a permanent resident who emigrated with his family from Bosnia to the United States in 1998. Talović received a green card in 2005 and lived with his mother in Salt Lake City. He had a record of minor juvenile incidents and had dropped out of high school at age 16.. Talović often attended Friday prayers at the Al-Noor mosque in Salt Lake City. 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. 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...." 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." 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. In the light of the American War on Terrorism some conservatives, including commentator John Gibson and congressman Chris Cannon have suggested that Talović repeatedly shouted "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. However, police investigators conclude that Talović said no such thing and was shouting expletives during his assault. Ajka Onerović was quoted as saying, "We are Muslims, but we are not terrorists," and FBI agent Patrick Kiernan has stated that he has no reason to suspect terrorism. The Trolley Square shooting was a shooting rampage that occurred on February 12, 2007, at Trolley Square Mall in Salt Lake City, Utah. The shooting resulted in the deaths of five bystanders and the shooter himself, as well as the wounding of at least 4 others. The killer's massacre was fatally halted by 5 police officers, including one off duty officer who had been at a restaurant with his wife prior to the shooting. Timeline The gunman, Sulejman Talović, was an eighteen year-old Bosniak immigrant. He had a history of minor juvenile incidents, had dropped out of high school and had been living in Salt Lake City with his mother. On February 12, 2007, at 6:44 PM MST, Talović began a deadly shooting in Trolley Square resulting in the deaths of five bystanders and the shooter himself, as well as the wounding of at least 4 others. Talovic was described as wearing a white shirt, a tan trenchcoat and a mullet. He carried both a shotgun and a handgun, as well as a backpack full of ammunition. The gunman's rampage was stopped after trading shots with off-duty police officer Kenneth Hammond, and Sgt. Andrew Oblad of the Salt Lake City Police Department; their actions prevented further loss of innocent lives. The final confrontation, in which Talović was killed, occurred in the Pottery Barn Kids home furnishing store. Hammond was at Trolley Square with his pregnant wife, 911 dispatcher Sarita Hammond. Sarita borrowed a waiter's cell phone to call 911. Talović was cornered and was shooting at officers, until an active shooter contact team comprised of Salt Lake City PD SWAT team members arrived and shot him. Salt Lake City police officials on February 13, 2007, thanked Hammond as a hero in saving countless lives. According to local TV station ABC 4, several witnesses reported that a majority of the shooting took place on the ground floor near the Pottery Barn store, though the majority of the dead were found in Cabin Fever, a card store. One of the victims, having been shot, apparently entered the nearby Hard Rock Cafe and told customers to lock the doors. Nothing is yet known of the gunman's motive. Several victims were transported to local hospitals, some in critical condition. One of the victims was a 16-year-old boy found in his car with a wound to the side of his head; another, Cedric Wilson, was grazed in the head by a bullet, but suffered only minor injuries. Victims Killed were: Teresa Ellis, 29 Brad Frantz, 24 Kirsten Hinckley, 15 Vanessa Quinn, 28 Jeffery Walker, 53 Wounded and hospitalized are: Carolyn Tuft, 43 (mother of Kirsten Hinckley) Shawn Munns, 34 Stacy Hanson, 53 Alan "A.J." Walker, 16 (son of Jeffery Walker) Officers honored Five officers were honored at the Utah state capitol on February 16 for their bravery in the Trolley Square shooting. They are: Sgt. Andrew Oblad, Sgt. Joshua Scharman, Detective Dustin Marshall and Detective Brett Olsen, all of the Salt Lake City Police Department, and Officer Kenneth Hammond of the Ogden Police Department.