Boulder Grocery Store Shooting: 43 More Charges Filed

BOULDER, CO — Prosecutors filed 43 more felony charges against the man who's accused of shooting 10 people to death March 22 at a Boulder grocery store.

Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, 21, now faces 54 total charges, according to court documents. He was already charged with 10 counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted first-degree murder.

The court document lists 19 new victims — including 11 law enforcement officers — who Alissa is accused of trying to kill during the mass shooting.

Some victims have more than one count of attempted first-degree murder associated with them, specifying two different theories for how Alissa allegedly tried to kill them, either intentionally or through “extreme indifference” to human life.

If convicted of the crimes, Alissa faces a maximum penalty of life in prison. Colorado's death penalty was repealed last year.

Alissa's defense has asked for time to evaluate what one of his lawyers called his “mental illness,” but no details were released about the condition. Alissa has not been asked to enter a plea yet and the public defenders who represent him are barred from talking to the media about the case under office policy.

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Alissa is accused of opening fire March 22 at the King Soopers store at 3600 Table Mesa Drive in Boulder.

Boulder police Officer Eric Talley was the first officer to arrive at the store, and he was shot to death, officials said. Nine other people — including three grocery store employees — were also killed.

In 2013, Colorado lawmakers banned the sale of ammunition magazines that hold more than 15 rounds in response to mass shootings the year before at the Aurora movie theater and at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut. Despite that, an investigation by KUSA-TV found that some gun shops have been skirting the law by selling the disassembled parts of high capacity magazines that buyers can put together themselves.

Investigators have said Alissa legally purchased the Ruger AR-556 pistol, which resembles an AR-15 rifle with a slightly shorter stock. He is accused of using it in the shooting six days after passing a background check.

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The Associated Press contributed to this report.