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Ahmad Alissa, a 25-year-old man, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for gunning down 10 people at a Boulder supermarket in 2021. He was found guilty on all 55 charges, including 10 counts of first-degree murder. Alissa opened fire on people at the grocery store with a Ruger AR-556 pistol before being shot in the leg by police and arrested. His defense lawyers argued for not guilty by diminished capacity due to a schizophrenia diagnosis. Victims’ friends and relatives described the devastating impact of the shooting on their lives, with one daughter recalling the last time she saw her father alive before he was killed. The victims included a police officer, a young man, and several older individuals. Alissa’s brother insisted that loved ones had no knowledge of his potential for violence, saying his antisocial behavior had become normalized to them. The prosecutor said Alissa had planned the attack since January 2021 and chose to kill as many people as possible. Despite their immense loss, some victims’ loved ones expressed forgiveness and hoped for Alissa’s recognition of the consequences of his actions. The judge handed down 10 life sentences and an additional 1,334 years in state prison. Madeline Talley, whose father was killed in the shooting, shared how the tragedy had robbed her of her father’s presence during important life milestones but also expressed forgiveness and a desire for Alissa to seek reconciliation with God.
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