Ahmad Alissa: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know | Heavy.com
3/23/21
A witness told police the suspect was first spotted outside Piggly Wiggly, where he shot out a vehicle window and pursued a man toward Broadway Street, according to court documents. In the parking lot of King Soopers, witnesses said he shot an “elderly man,” then stood over him and shot him multiple times.
Authorities said they spoke to Alissa in the hospital, but they didn’t immediately reveal any of the details of their interview or identify a motive.
“We don’t have the answer for that yet,” said Boulder District Attorney Michael Dougherty during a
Tuesday press conference.
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NBC’s Pete Williams said on MSNBC his federal sources told him there is no indication the shooting was an act of terror or a hate crime. Williams said if the motive was believed to be related to terrorism, the FBI would be the lead agency, but the Boulder Police are leading this investigation. The suspect’s family members revealed he “suffered from fairly severe mental problems, paranoia, thought people were always chasing him.” There were no known “records of encounters between him and law enforcement,” Williams said.
A witness told the
Denver Post the gunman entered the grocery store, wordless, and opened fire.
“He didn’t say s***,” he said. “He just came in and started shooting.”
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The roommate said the shooter “let off a couple of shots, then was silent, and then he let off a couple more. He wasn’t spraying.”
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Fairview High School is also located just blocks away, the Denver Post reported. The Boulder Valley School District started spring break Monday, but two sports teams were practicing at the time of the shooting. The students were sent home, and nearby businesses were also placed on lockdown.
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Alissa wrote on Facebook in 2017, “When we’re emotional or angry we tend to say things we don’t mean…..It’s best not to talk when your emotional.”
Alissa exchanged gunfire with officers who entered the grocery store minutes after they were called,
officials alleged during a Tuesday morning press conference. He was injured in the gunfight and taken to a local hospital, where he was listed in stable condition at the time, they said. Officials said he suffered a gunshot wound to the leg. He was armed with a patrol rifle, Boulder Police Chief Maris Herold said. He was released from the hospital Tuesday afternoon and booked into Boulder County Jail, according to the
jail roster.
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This linked article is the first I've read of an alleged shooting at Piggly W before King Soopers. I'm not sure Police have confirmed this incient or if it's rumor.