Tag Archives: Boulder

Gun Shop: Boulder Shooter Passed Background Check

The Denver Post reports: The Eagles Nest Armory in Arvada confirmed Thursday night that it sold the Boulder mass-shooting suspect a gun and that he passed the required background check, leading the Colorado Bureau of Investigation to clear him to buy the weapon. The purchase by Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, 21, from the shop at 12371 W. 64th Ave. — …

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Boulder Shooter Bought Gun Four Days After The NRA Celebrated Overturn Of Local Ban On Assault Weapons

The Denver Post reports: The suspected gunman, identified Tuesday, surrendered to police after being shot in the leg. The 21-year-old from Arvada wore a tactical vest and carried a handgun and a long gun — a Ruger AR-556 — that he had purchased six days earlier, according to his arrest warrant affidavit, which was released Tuesday. He did not answer …

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Boulder Suspect’s Family Describes Him As “Paranoid”

The Daily Beast reports: Ali Aliwi Alissa, the suspect’s 34-year-old brother, told The Daily Beast that authorities searched his house all night after the shooting. Alissa said his brother was “very anti-social” and paranoid, adding that, in high school, he would describe “being chased, someone is behind him, someone is looking for him.” “When he was having lunch with my …

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Police Name 21-Year-Old Man As Boulder Suspect

The Metro reports: A gunman who killed 10 people at a Colorado supermarket on Monday afternoon has been identified by authorities as Ahmad Al Issa, 21. He was named by Boulder Police Chief Maris Herold during a press conference on Tuesday morning and charged with 10 counts of first-degree murder. The suspect opened fire at the crowded King Scoopers grocery …

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LIVE VIDEO: Boulder Police Hold Press Conference

CNN reports: Law enforcement officials will hold a news conference this morning in Boulder, Colorado, at 8:30 a.m. MT (10:30 a.m. ET). Ten people, including a Boulder police officer, were killed Monday when a gunman attacked a King Soopers grocery store in Colorado. A suspect, who had been injured, was taken into custody, the authorities said. Videos showed a handcuffed …

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10 Dead In Boulder Shooting, Killer Not Yet Named

ABC News reports: At least 10 people, including a police officer, were killed in Boulder, Colorado, on Monday afternoon when a gunman opened fire at a King Soopers grocery store, police said. The slain officer has been identified by police as 51-year-old Eric Talley. He had been a member of the Boulder Police Department since 2010. Boulder Police Chief Maris …

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BREAKING: Multiple Dead In Colorado Mass Shooting

Denver’s CBS News affiliate reports: Boulder Police rushed to an active shooter call at a King Soopers on Table Mesa Drive near South Broadway. The call came in at around 2:30 p.m. One man without a shirt on was walked out of the store in handcuffs about an hour after the first call. It appears his right leg was covered …

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