Native prosecutors in Colorado on Wednesday filed over 40 extra felony fees in opposition to a person charged with killing 10 folks at a Boulder grocery store final month, together with for allegedly utilizing a big capability journal banned by state lawmakers in response to latest mass shootings.
The courtroom doc outlining the brand new fees lists 19 new victims — together with 11 legislation enforcement officers — that Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, 21, is accused of making an attempt to kill in the course of the assault. Some victims have multiple depend of tried first-degree homicide related to them, specifying two completely different theories for the way Alissa allegedly tried to kill them, both deliberately or by “excessive indifference” to human life.
In 2013, Colorado lawmakers banned the sale of ammunition magazines that maintain greater than 15 rounds in response to mass shootings the 12 months earlier than at a suburban Denver movie show and on the Sandy Hook Elementary Faculty in Connecticut Regardless of that, an investigation by KUSA-TV discovered that some gun retailers have been skirting the legislation by promoting the disassembled components of excessive capability magazines that patrons can put collectively themselves.
Investigators have mentioned Alissa legally bought the Ruger AR-556 pistol, which resembles an AR-15 rifle with a barely shorter inventory. He’s accused of utilizing it within the capturing six days after passing a background examine.
Alissa’s protection has requested for time to guage what certainly one of his legal professionals referred to as his “psychological sickness” however has not provided any particulars in regards to the situation. He has not been requested to enter a plea but and the general public defenders who signify him are barred from speaking to the media in regards to the case underneath workplace coverage.