Authorities have not yet released any information about a possible motive behind Monday’s shooting at a grocery store in Boulder, Colorado, that left ten people dead. The 21-year-old suspect has been charged with 10 first-degree homicide offenses.
Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, who comes from a Denver suburb, was jailed on Tuesday on murder charges and was expected to make a first court appearance on Thursday.
He victims he is accused of killing between the ages of 20 and 65. Among them was a 51-year-old Boulder police officer. Eric Talley, father of seven children, who responded to the shooting.
The other victims were identified as Tralona Bartkowiak, 49; Suzanne Fountain, 59; Teri Leiker, 51; Kevin Mahoney, 61; Lynn Murray, 62; Rikki Olds, 25; Neven Stanisic, 23; Denny Stong, 20; and Jody Waters, 65.
At the White House, President Biden said another city has been “marked by armed violence“and I asked Congress to take gun control measures.” I can’t imagine how families feel, whose victims were robbed of their future, of their families, of their loved ones, who now have to struggle to keep going and try to make sense of what has happened, ”he said. Biden.
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Collaborator: The Associated Press