Colorado shooting suspect Ahmad Ali Aliwi Alissa, 21, will make his first appearance in court on Thursday morning
The 21-year-old Colorado shooting suspect will make his first appearance in court on Thursday morning.
Ahmad Ali Aliwi Alissa’s appearance will come only hours after hundreds of mourners held a candlelight vigil on Wednesday to remember the ten people gunned down at a supermarket in a Colorado.
The suspect has been detained awaiting an investigation for murder since he was arrested inside the King Soopers supermarket in Boulder on Monday.
He has also been treated at a hospital for a leg wound.
Alissa is to hear the pending charges he faces and his rights as a defendant but he will not be asked for a plea until later in the judicial process.
He was last seen handcuffed and being led out of the supermarket by police.
He had removed all clothing except shorts before being taken into custody.
A rifle, a green tactical vest and a handgun were recovered inside the grocery store, according to an arrest affidavit.
While most Colorado court proceedings have been conducted by video during the pandemic, District Judge Thomas Francis Mulvahill ordered Alissa to appear before him in court unless Alissa waives his right to appear in person in writing.
The courtroom will be closed to the public.
The suspect’s appearance will come only hours after hundreds of mourners held a candlelight vigil on Wednesday to remember the ten people gunned down at a supermarket in a Colorado
More than 500 people bundled in winter jackets and wool hats attended a downtown candlelight vigil Wednesday night to mourn the victims and comfort one another.
They observed a moment of silence; violins soothed the crowd; and a helicopter clattered overhead as candle flames flickered in the crisp air.
Boulder, Colorado resident Anna Chesny, 24, sang ‘Ave Maria’ for the mourning crowd, moving many to tears, USA Today News reported.
She said: ‘I found this one of the hardest things I’ve ever done… It’s hard to share your voice when you’re shaking with tears.’
A star-shaped light usually turned on for the holidays glowed on a mountain overlooking the open square.
More than 500 people bundled in winter jackets and wool hats attended a downtown candlelight vigil Wednesday night to mourn the victims and comfort one another
Mourners observed a moment of silence; violins soothed the crowd; a woman sang ‘Ave Maria’ as candle flames flickered in the crisp air
A star-shaped light usually turned on for the holidays glowed on a mountain overlooking the open square and a woman sang ‘Ave Maria’ for the crowd
Denny Stong (left) 20, Boulder Police officer Eric Talley (centre), 51, and Neven Stanisic, 23, were among those gunned down in the supermarket on Monday
The victims have been identified as; Denny Strong, 20, Eric Talley, 51, Neven Stanisic, 23, Rikki Olds, 25, Suzanne Fountain, 59, Terri Lieker, 51, Kevin Mahoney, 61, Lynn Murray, 62, Tralona Bartkowiak, 49, and Jodie Waters, 65.
Officials revealed at a press conference Tuesday morning that some of the victims were at the store to get their COVID-19 vaccine.
Tributes have rushed in for the victims, including words from Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone who broke down while reading the names of the ten fatalities in a pre-game press conference on Tuesday.
James Noland, a friend of Denny Strong, 20, set up a GoFundMe page for Strong’s family.
He said Strong was ‘a kind soul with a funny sense of humor and unique interests’.
‘He did nothing wrong and deserved this in no way at all… He made no choice that led to this. He simply showed up to work, and was in the wrong place at the wrong time.’
The Boulder Police Department invited the public to attend a police procession for Talley’s body on Wednesday. Police vehicles flashed red and blue lights and officers stood to attention as Talley’s body was moved from the coroner’s office to a funeral home
Talley was a cop who recently changed jobs to work more away from the front-line. He was also a father-of-seven.
The Boulder Police Department invited the public to attend a police procession for Talley’s body on Wednesday.
Police vehicles flashed red and blue lights and officers stood to attention as Talley’s body was moved from the coroner’s office to a funeral home.
Neven Stanisic, 23, was remembered by as ‘an amazing child’ by Ivana Petrovic, the wife of Reverend Radovan Petrovic, who runs the Saint John the Baptist Serbian Orthodox church, the Denver Post reported.
Petrovic said: ‘We’ve known the family ever since we became their spiritual father and mother here. He was a very good, shy, hardworking boy and one of those kiddos who listened to his parents the best.’
The family of Rikki Olds (right) confirmed that she was among the 10 people killed at a King Soopers outlet in Boulder on Monday afternoon when the gunman opened fire (pictured left Terri Leiker)
Leiker had worked at the grocery store for 30 years. She was dating a colleague, Clint, who survived the shooting.
Her friends paid tribute on Facebook saying: ‘She loved going to work and enjoyed everything about being there.’
She said Terri signed off all her calls with ‘your buddy Terri’ and that working in the store was her ‘favorite thing to do’.
Robert Olds, the uncle of grocery store manager Rikki Olds, 25, paid tribute to his niece in a press conference on Wednesday.
‘Rikki was truly special to us… She was vibrant. She was bubbly. Rikki was kind of the light of our family.
‘When Rikki showed up at the house, we never knew what colour her hair was going to be. We never knew what new tattoo she may have, but that was Rikki.
‘She had dreams. She had ambitions. She was moving up the ladder at King Soopers… Now she can’t do those things. She was one-of-a-kind.’
Talley was a cop who recently changed jobs to work more away from the front-line. He was also a father-of-seven
Kevin Mahoney’s daughter, journalist Erika Mahoney, paid tribute to her father with on Instagram
Kevin Mahoney’s daughter, journalist Erika Mahoney, paid tribute to her father with on Instagram.
She posted a pictured of Mahoney walking her down the aisle for her wedding last year.
She wrote: ‘I am heartbroken to announce that my Dad, my hero, Kevin Mahoney, was killed in the King Soopers shooting in my hometown of Boulder, CO.
‘My dad represents all things Love. I’m so thankful he could walk me down the aisle last summer. Thank you to the Boulder PD for being so kind through this painful tragedy.’
Officials revealed at a press conference on Tuesday morning that some of the victims were at the store to get their COVID-19 vaccine
Leiker had worked at the grocery store for 30 years. She was dating a colleague, Clint, who survived the shooting. Her friends paid tribute to the shop worker on Facebook saying: ‘She loved going to work and enjoyed everything about being there’
Suzanne Fountain was a licensed Medicare agent and financial counselor
Helen Forster, a longtime friend of Suzanne Fountain, 59, said her friend was the type of person who ‘would take care of everybody’, and ‘was calm and reassuring when things were stressful’.
She told CNN Fountain ‘was a person who all of her life really was about doing service, helping others’.
The husband of Lynn Murray, 62, described his wife as ‘the kindest person I’ve ever known’ in an interview with the New York Times.
‘Our lives are ruined, our tomorrows are forever filled with a sorrow that is unimaginable. She was one of the greatest people you’d ever want to know: hard working, loving and compassionate, caring, went out of her way to make sure everyone else had a smile on their face.
‘I just want her to be remembered as just as this amazing, amazing comet spending 62 years flying across the sky.’
Jodie Walker’s colleagues also paid tribute to their friend on Facebook.
‘Jody was a beautiful soul with a warm and loving heart, a mother and grandmother, and she will be dearly missed by all who were fortunate enough to know her. We are so sad’.
Tralona Bartkowiak, 49, was described by her brother as ‘an amazing person, just a beam of light’.
He said the last time he had seen his sister was a month ago, when she visited him in Oregon.
Jody Waters, 65, (left), Tralona Bartkowiak, 49, (centre) and Lynn Murray, 62, were among those gunned down inside the store
