Boulder, Colorado supermarket killings suspect can't go to trial yet
Source: Associated Press
Colorado supermarket killings suspect can’t go to trial yet
By COLLEEN SLEVIN
October 21, 2022
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A man charged with killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket last year is still incompetent to stand trial, a judge ruled Friday, keeping his prosecution on hold.
Court proceedings against Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, 23, have been paused since December, when a judge first found him to be mentally incompetent. The rulings mean he is unable to understand legal proceedings or work with his lawyers to defend himself.
Alissa remains at the state mental hospital, where he is receiving treatment, and was not in the Boulder courtroom Friday.
Relatives of those killed sat in the courtroom for the brief hearing while others watched online. District Court Judge Ingrid Bakke said Alissa’s latest evaluation on Oct. 10 showed he that there was a substantial probability that he could be treated to be made competent in the “forseeable future,” echoing an outlook she first shared in March.
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FILE - Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa listens during a hearing in Boulder, Colo., Sept. 7, 2021. Alissa, charged with killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket last year, is still incompetent to stand trial, a judge ruled Friday, Oct. 21, 2022,, keeping his prosecution on hold. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, Pool, File)
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