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Colorado Jury Convicts Man of First-Degree Murder in 2021 Boulder Grocery Store Shooting, Rejects Insanity Defense

Boulder, Colo. — A Colorado jury has convicted Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, 25, of first-degree murder in connection to a deadly 2021 shooting at a Boulder grocery store which resulted in the deaths of 10 individuals, including a police officer. The jury rejected Alissa’s insanity defense despite his diagnosis of schizophrenia. Alissa, who emigrated from Syria, faced trial in the Boulder District Court where he had entered a not guilty plea by reason of insanity. …

Swift Justice in Boulder: Supermarket Shooter Receives Life Sentence After Jury Rejects Insanity Defense

Boulder, CO – A Boulder court found Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, 25, guilty on 55 felony charges in a swift conviction for the 2021 mass shooting at a King Soopers store, which tragically took ten lives, including a Boulder police officer. The jury dismissed the defense’s insanity plea, which claimed Alissa was influenced by hallucinations during the attack, after little more than a day of deliberations. The court sentenced Alissa to life imprisonment without the …

Colorado Supermarket Shooter Sentenced to Life: Jury Rejects Insanity Defense in 2021 Massacre

BOULDER, Colo. – A Boulder County court has sentenced a man to multiple life sentences after a jury found him guilty on 55 charges including 10 counts of first-degree murder stemming from a deadly attack at a local supermarket in 2021. Ahmad Al-Lissa will serve 10 consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole for the murders, which claimed the lives of ten people, including a police officer. This decision came after the jury dismissed …

Colorado Jury Convicts Man in Boulder Supermarket Shooting, Rejects Insanity Defense

Boulder, CO — A Colorado jury has found Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, 25, guilty of first-degree murder following the 2021 mass shooting at a Boulder grocery store, rejecting his insanity defense. Alissa, who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia, faced charges for the deaths of 10 individuals, including a police officer. The verdict also included multiple counts of attempted murder and weapons offenses. The tragic event, which occurred on March 22, 2021, began when Alissa fatally …

Colorado Supermarket Shooter Found Guilty of Murder Despite Insanity Defense

Boulder, CO — A Colorado court has convicted a man diagnosed with schizophrenia for the murder of 10 individuals at a Boulder supermarket in 2021, concluding a trial that stirred debates over mental illness and criminal responsibility. Ahmad Alissa, the man found guilty, now faces a life sentence without the possibility of parole. During the trial, defense attorneys admitted that Alissa fatally shot 10 people, including a police officer, but entered a plea of not …

Prosecutor Argues Deliberate Planning in 2021 Colorado Supermarket Massacre Despite Insanity Plea

Boulder, CO – Tensions were high in a Boulder courtroom as closing arguments were presented in the high-profile case against Ahmad Alissa, accused of the 2021 mass shooting at a local supermarket that tragically ended the lives of 10 individuals. Alissa, who has entered a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity, is accused of meticulously planning the attack and collecting a vast arsenal of firearms and ammunition designed for maximum destruction. Prosecutor Ken …

Judge Rules Insanity in Case of Man Who Assaulted Virginia Congressman’s Staffers with Bat

Richmond, Va. — A recent trial concluded with a Virginia court declaring a man not guilty by reason of insanity after he attacked the staff of a congressman with a bat. The incident, which took place last year, has raised questions about safety measures in government offices and mental health assessments within the judicial system. The assailant, whose name has been withheld for privacy concerns, had entered the congressman’s office unannounced and began assaulting staffers …

Virginia Court Hears Insanity Plea from Man Accused of Attacking Congressional Office with Baseball Bat

Alexandria, Va. — A man charged with attacking congressional staffers in the office of a U.S. Representative with a baseball bat has entered a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity. This development unfolds as the case continues to capture the attention of both the legal community and the public due to its implications for office security and mental health considerations in criminal proceedings. The accused, whose identity has been withheld to protect privacy, …

Kernersville Man Found Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity in Wife’s Stabbing Death

Kernersville, North Carolina – A Kernersville man has been acquitted by reason of insanity in the tragic stabbing death of his wife in 2019. Following the ruling by Judge Alyson Grine of Forsyth Superior Court, Jason Daniel Hyde, 44, will be involuntarily committed to Central Regional Hospital in Butner, according to court records. Hyde faced first-degree murder charges in the killing of his wife, Maiko Hyde, 38, with prosecutors initially seeking the death penalty in …