Boulder shooting suspect had assault conviction, history of angry outbursts
BOULDER, Colo. — The 21-year-old accused of killing 10 people at a supermarket here had a history of angry outbursts — including a conviction for violently attacking a high school classmate — and told relatives that he believed he was "being chased" by people who were out to get him.
A day after the shooting massacre, authorities offered few clues about what may have motivated Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, who was charged Tuesday with 10 counts of murder.
The dead ranged in age from 20 to 65 and included a grocery bagger, an Instacart shopper, an actress-turned-financial counselor for the poor and a police officer who was the first to respond to reports of shots fired Monday afternoon at the King Soopers grocery store.
"My heart aches for their loved ones," Gov. Jared Polis said.
The killings, which came less than a week after shootings in the Atlanta area that
