Murder-in-the-first-degree charges involving the victims take up counts one through ten. Counts eleven through 41 are complaints related to criminal attempts to commit murder, most of them paired.
For example, count eleven reads: On or about March 22, 2021, by engaging in conduct constituting a substantial step toward the commission of murder in the first degree, Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa unlawfully, feloniously, after deliberation, and with the intent to cause the death of a person other than himself attempted to cause the death of Patrick Kruse; in violation of specific Colorado criminal code sections.
Count twelve builds on this foundation: On or about March 22, 2021, by engaging in conduct constituting a substantial step toward the commission of murder in the first degree, Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa unlawfully and feloniously, under circumstances evidencing an attitude of universal malice manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life generally, knowingly engaged in cond
“We don’t have any reason to believe they were sold illegally,” he said. “If there was a store or a dealer that sold the magazines illegally, charges could be filed and would be filed against that store or individual. We don’t have any indication at this point … But we are still looking into that.”
He reportedly purchased a firearm legally the week before the attack, in which 10 people store employees, customers and a police officer were gunned down.
New details emerge about the shooting
The updated charging documents paint a more detailed picture of the breadth of people whose lives were in danger before police officers from several different agencies responded to the scene that day.
Boulder DA details new charges for King Soopers shooting suspect; no motive known yet
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Mourners walk the temporary fence line outside the parking lot of a King Soopers grocery store, the site of a mass shooting in which 10 people died, Friday, March 26, 2021, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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BOULDER, Colo. â The Boulder shooting suspect faces dozens more charges in the March 22 shooting at King Soopers, though authorities are still investigating a motive in the case, Boulder District Attorney Michael Dougherty said at a news conference Thursday.