Opening statements are set to begin in the trial of a mentally ill man who perpetrated a mass shooting at a Colorado supermarket in 2021. The defendant, diagnosed with schizophrenia, shot and killed 10 individuals at a Boulder store, targeting people both inside and outside the premises in a swift attack that lasted just over a minute.
The accused, Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, has admitted to being the shooter but pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. The focus of the upcoming three-week trial will revolve around determining his legal sanity at the time of the shooting, specifically his ability to comprehend right from wrong.
