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Jurors begin deliberations in trial of man who killed 10 people at Colorado supermarket
Read full article: Jurors begin deliberations in trial of man who killed 10 people at Colorado supermarketJurors have begun deliberating whether a mentally ill man who said he heard “killing voices” should be convicted of murder for fatally shooting 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in 2021 or be found not guilty by reason of insanity.
Mother of Colorado supermarket gunman says he is 'sick' and denies knowing about plan
Read full article: Mother of Colorado supermarket gunman says he is 'sick' and denies knowing about planThe mother of a mentally ill man who killed 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in 2021 says her son is “sick” and he began acting strangely two years before the shooting.
Colorado mass shooting survivor testifies the gunman repeated 'This is fun' during the attack
Read full article: Colorado mass shooting survivor testifies the gunman repeated 'This is fun' during the attackA pharmacist who survived a 2021 mass shooting at a Colorado supermarket says she heard him say “This is fun” at least three times during the shooting.
Shooter's sanity at issue as trial begins in Colorado supermarket mass killing
Read full article: Shooter's sanity at issue as trial begins in Colorado supermarket mass killingA prosecutor says a man who killed 10 people in a Colorado supermarket mass shooting knew what he was doing and was sane but his attorney says that wasn’t the case.
Colorado supermarket shooting suspect pleads not guilty by reason of insanity
Read full article: Colorado supermarket shooting suspect pleads not guilty by reason of insanityThe defendant in a 2021 mass shooting that killed 10 people at a Colorado supermarket has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.
Man accused of killing 10 at Colorado supermarket in 2021 is ruled mentally competent to stand trial
Read full article: Man accused of killing 10 at Colorado supermarket in 2021 is ruled mentally competent to stand trialA judge has ruled that the man accused of killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in 2021 is mentally competent to stand trial.
Colorado man accused of killing 10 at supermarket in 2021 is competent for trial, prosecutors say
Read full article: Colorado man accused of killing 10 at supermarket in 2021 is competent for trial, prosecutors sayProsecutors say a Colorado man charged with killing 10 people at a Boulder supermarket in 2021 is competent to move toward trial.
Colorado supermarket shooting suspect has schizophrenia
Read full article: Colorado supermarket shooting suspect has schizophreniaLawyers for a man charged with killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in 2021 confirm he has schizophrenia, with one expert finding he was “approaching catatonia” before being moved to the state mental hospital for treatment.
22 mass shootings. 374 dead. Here's where the guns came from
Read full article: 22 mass shootings. 374 dead. Here's where the guns came fromThe suspects in the shootings at a Uvalde, Texas, elementary school and a Buffalo, New York, supermarket were both just 18 when authorities say they bought the weapons used in the attacks.
Judge: Colorado shooting suspect incompetent to stand trial
Read full article: Judge: Colorado shooting suspect incompetent to stand trialA judge has ruled that a man charged with killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket last year is still mentally incompetent to stand trial, further delaying court proceedings in the case.
Mental health exam ordered for supermarket shooting suspect
Read full article: Mental health exam ordered for supermarket shooting suspectA judge has ordered a state mental health evaluation for the man accused of killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in March to determine whether he is competent to proceed with the case.
Colorado shooting suspect makes 2nd court appearance
Read full article: Colorado shooting suspect makes 2nd court appearanceA 22-year-old man accused of fatally shooting 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in March has made his second court appearance, and a judge scheduled a September hearing to review evidence in the case.
DA: Colorado shooting suspect had 10 high-capacity magazines
Read full article: DA: Colorado shooting suspect had 10 high-capacity magazinesA prosecutor says the man accused of killing 10 people at a crowded Colorado supermarket last month had armed himself with 10 high-capacity ammunition magazines.
Boulder shooting suspect charged with using large magazine
Read full article: Boulder shooting suspect charged with using large magazineLocal prosecutors in Colorado have filed over 40 more felony charges against a man charged with killing 10 people at a Boulder supermarket last month, including for allegedly using a large capacity magazine banned by state lawmakers in response to recent mass shootings.
Store owner: Boulder massacre suspect passed check before buying gun
Read full article: Store owner: Boulder massacre suspect passed check before buying gunThis undated photo provided by the Boulder Police Department shows Colorado shooting suspect Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa. Alissa has been identified as the suspect in Monday, March 22, 2021 shooting rampage at a grocery store in Boulder. The suspect passed a background check conducted by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation before purchasing a gun, Eagleton said. The gun store is in a shopping center that also has a chiropractic clinic, yoga studio and foot massage parlor. His funeral is scheduled for Tuesday in the Boulder County city of Lafayette.
Colorado shooting suspect will remain held without bail, judge says
Read full article: Colorado shooting suspect will remain held without bail, judge saysAlissa is also charged with attempted murder for allegedly shooting at another police officer, who was unhurt. He appeared alert and attentive, moving his knees from side to side, his eyes darting back and forth from his lawyers to the judge. Many held candles and roses while locking arms or embracing at Fairview High School near the base of the snow-covered Rocky Mountain foothills. The officials were not authorized to speak publicly and spoke to AP on condition of anonymity. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.
Boulder Shooting Suspect: Were there signs?
Read full article: Boulder Shooting Suspect: Were there signs?BOULDER, Colo. – Two days after the Boulder shooting massacre, there is still no definitive answer to the crucial question: Why? Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, 21, was born in Syria but grew up in a Denver suburb, Arvada, about 20 miles from the Boulder, Colorado crime scene. In 2017, Alissa was arrested for assaulting a fellow high school student. Alissa received community service instead of jail time. It appears that Alissa had recently purchased that weapon, a Ruger AR-556, lawfully, less than a week before the attack.
Grocery store worker narrowly escaped gunman's notice
Read full article: Grocery store worker narrowly escaped gunman's noticeEmily Giffen, 27, was smoking outside the store Monday during a break when she heard multiple loud pops that she knew were not fireworks. “I just really am having a hard time understanding why me and my friends deserve to die,” she said, wondering why the gunman chose to target the Boulder store specifically. We’re a part of their community.”AdThe attack was the nation’s deadliest mass shooting since a 2019 assault on a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, where a gunman killed 22 people. According to two law enforcement officials, Alissa was born in Syria in 1999, emigrated to the U.S. as a toddler and later became a U.S. citizen. The law enforcement official said the suspect’s family told investigators that he had delusions and that they believed he had some type of mental illness.
Colorado suspect got assault weapon 6 days before shooting
Read full article: Colorado suspect got assault weapon 6 days before shootingAhmad Al Aliwi Alissa bought the weapon on March 16, just six days before the attack at a King Soopers store in Boulder, according to an arrest affidavit. Relatives described times when Alissa told them people were following or chasing him, which they said may have contributed to the violence, the official said. The attack was the nation’s deadliest mass shooting since a 2019 assault on a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, where a gunman killed 22 people in a rampage that police said targeted Mexicans. AdThe shooting came 10 days after a judge blocked a ban on assault rifles passed by the city of Boulder in 2018. That ordinance and another banning large-capacity magazines came after the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, that left 17 people dead.
Police identify 21-year-old man as suspect in the killing of 10 people at Colorado supermarket
Read full article: Police identify 21-year-old man as suspect in the killing of 10 people at Colorado supermarketBOULDER, Colorado – Police on Tuesday identified a 21-year-old man as the suspect who opened fire inside a crowded Colorado supermarket, and court documents showed that he purchased an assault rifle less than a week before the attack that killed 10 people, including a police officer. Supermarket employees told investigators that Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa shot an elderly man multiple times outside the Boulder grocery store before going inside, according to the documents. Investigators have not established a motive, but authorities believe he was the only shooter, Boulder County District Attorney Michael Dougherty said. Hundreds of police from throughout the Denver area responded to the attack, converging on a King Soopers supermarket in a busy shopping plaza. Matthew Kirsch, the acting U.S. attorney for Colorado, pledged that “the full weight of federal law enforcement” would support the investigation.