King Soopers shooting suspect faces 43 new charges
BOULDER, Colo. — The man suspected of killing 10 people in the Table Mesa King Soopers on March 22 is now facing 43 additional charges.
The suspect, identified as 21-year-old Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa of Arvada, was taken into custody at the scene of the shooting after police shot him in the leg. He was initially charged with 10 counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted first-degree murder.
The new charges against him include 32 counts of attempted first-degree murder, one count of assault, and 10 charges of using a large-capacity magazine in the shooting. Eleven police officers who responded to the shooting are named as victims of attempted murder.
One officer, 51-year-old Eric Talley, was killed in the shooting. He was the first officer on scene. In an April 22 press conference, Boulder County District Attorney Michael Dougherty said no civilians were killed after Talley and other officers entered the grocery store.
President Joe Biden called Talley the “definition of an American hero.”
The other victims are:
- Denny Stong, 20 years old
- Neven Stanisic 23 years old
- Rikki Olds, 25 years old
- Tralona Bartkowiak, 49 years old
- Suzanne Fountain, 59 years old
- Teri Leiker, 51 years old
- Kevin Mahoney, 61 years old
- Lynn Murray, 62 years old
- Jody Waters, 65 years old
You can read about each of the victims here.
Doughtery said there were at least 115 people inside the store when the shooting started, and another 25 people in the parking lot. Stanisic was the only victims who was killed in the parking lot.
Dougherty said the suspect had 10 large-capacity magazines. There is currently no evidence to suggest those magazines were purchased illegally.
In 2013, state lawmakers passed legislation banning high-capacity gun magazines that hold more than 15 rounds in the aftermath of the Aurora theater shooting. But a recent investigation found that many Colorado gun stores either ignore the ban or find loopholes that make those magazines readily available.
The suspect’s next scheduled court appearance is May 25. Investigators have not determined a motive in the shooting yet.