{"id":2010758,"date":"2023-08-24T12:39:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T16:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colorado-man-accused-of-killing-10-at-supermarket-in-2021-is-competent-for-trial-prosecutors-say\/"},"modified":"2023-08-24T12:42:46","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T16:42:46","slug":"colorado-man-accused-of-killing-10-at-supermarket-in-2021-is-competent-for-trial-prosecutors-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colorado-man-accused-of-killing-10-at-supermarket-in-2021-is-competent-for-trial-prosecutors-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado man accused of 2021 supermarket massacre deemed fit for trial, say prosecutors."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcolorado-man-accused-of-killing-10-at-supermarket-in-2021-is-competent-for-trial-prosecutors-say%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2010758&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<h2>Colorado Man Charged\u200c with Supermarket Shooting Deemed Mentally Competent for Trial<\/h2>\n<p>In an \u200bexciting development, prosecutors announced on Wednesday that Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, the man \u200bcharged \u2062with \u200bkilling 10 people at\u200b a Boulder supermarket in 2021, has been deemed\u2062 mentally competent \u2063to move toward trial. This news raises \u200dthe possibility that criminal proceedings,\u2062 which have been stalled for \u2064over 1 \u00bd years,\u2063 could soon\u200c resume.<\/p>\n<p>According to a court filing, experts at \u200dthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colo-grocery-store-shooting-suspect-found-incompetent-to-stand-trial\/\" title=\"Colo. grocery store shooting suspect found incompetent to stand trial\">state mental hospital<\/a> have stated in their\u200b latest report that Alissa is now considered\u200d competent\u200b because he is consistently taking \u2063his medication, including\u2062 a\u200c new, unidentified drug.\u200d However, they caution that his competency is\u2062 still &#8220;tenuous&#8221; and \u2064recommend that he continue with ongoing\u2064 psychiatric care and medications to maintain his competency. <\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors \u200bhave requested that Judge Ingrid Bakke keep\u200d Alissa \u2062at the Colorado\u2062 Mental Health Institute in Pueblo \u2063instead \u2063of returning him to the jail in Boulder, as the institute can provide a higher level of care. They \u200bpropose that he be transported to and from Boulder, which is 140 \u2064miles (225 kilometers) \u200baway, for\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/capitol-breach-suspect-asks-judge-for-permission-to-travel-to-peru-to-get-married\/\" title=\"Capitol Breach Suspect Asks Judge for Permission To Travel to Peru to Get Married\">court hearings<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related \u2064Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n        <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/a-shooting-outside-a-residence-hall-at-alabama-am-campus-leaves-2-people-injured-5479330\">A Shooting Outside a Residence Hall at\u2062 Alabama A&#038;M \u2062Campus Leaves 2 People Injured<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-comp-caption\">8\/24\/2023<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n        <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/2-arrested-in-connection-with-fatal-shooting-of-teen-at-boyle-heights-park-5479549\">2 Arrested in Connection with Fatal \u200dShooting of Teen at Boyle Heights Park<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-comp-caption\">8\/23\/2023<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The latest mental health evaluation by \u200bthe state&#8217;s experts noted that Alissa&#8217;s medication regime and a stable\u2062 therapeutic environment have played a significant role in maintaining his\u200d competency,\u2064 according to \u2063prosecutors.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Bakke still needs to accept the hospital&#8217;s conclusion for the criminal proceedings to resume. Prosecutors have also mentioned that Alissa&#8217;s lawyers have\u2063 until September 1 to request another evaluation of his competency.<\/p>\n<p>A hearing to discuss the \u200dstatus of the \u200bcase\u200b is scheduled for Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Alissa is facing charges of \u2062murder and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colorado-man-accused-of-killing-10-at-supermarket-in-2021-is-competent-for-trial-prosecutors-say\/\" title=\"Colorado man accused of 2021 supermarket massacre deemed fit for trial, say prosecutors.\">multiple attempted murder counts<\/a> for endangering the lives\u200c of 26 other people. He has \u200cnot yet been asked \u200bto enter a plea, and his lawyers have \u2063not commented\u2062 on the\u200b allegations.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, defense lawyers confirmed that Alissa has schizophrenia, a mental disorder that causes difficulties in understanding \u200creality.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s important to note that being deemed \u200dmentally competent does\u2063 not\u2062 mean Alissa has been cured. It simply means that experts\u200c believe he is capable\u2063 of understanding\u200c the proceedings and assisting his defense lawyers.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-buzzfeed-employee-and-trump-hater-baked-alaska-who-endorsed-a-democrat-for-president-gets-arrested-after-storming-us-capitol\/\" title=\"Former Buzzfeed Employee And Trump-Hater \u2018Baked Alaska\u2019 \u2013 Who Endorsed A Democrat For President \u2013 Gets Arrested After Storming US Capitol\">tragic mass shooting<\/a> at the\u200c King Soopers grocery store on March 22, 2021, shocked the state of Colorado. The attack claimed\u200b the lives of a police officer, shoppers, and several \u200cemployees. \u2062The remodeled King Soopers\u2064 reopened last \u2062year, with about half of the previous staff choosing to return.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Ahmad Al Aliwi\u2064 Alissa appears before Boulder\u200c District\u200d Court Judge Thomas Mulvahill at the Boulder County Justice Center in Boulder, Colo. on March 25, 2021. (Helen H. Richardson\/Pool\/The Denver \u200dPost via\u200c AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Robert Olds, whose niece Rikki Olds was among those killed in the shooting, has \u2063been faithfully attending status \u200bhearings in \u2063the case. He expressed his joy upon hearing\u200d the\u200b news about Alissa&#8217;s\u200d competency, stating that after 2 1\/2 years, there will finally be movement toward justice. However, he also expressed regret that the death penalty is no longer allowed in Colorado.<\/p>\n<p>The court case has been on hold since December 2021, when a judge\u2064 initially\u2062 ruled that Alissa \u2062was mentally incompetent and\u200d sent him to the state hospital for treatment.<\/p>\n<p>While staff at the hospital continued to find him incompetent, their reports are not made public under Colorado law. District Attorney Michael \u200dDougherty previously alleged that Alissa was refusing \u200dto participate in \u200csome of his treatment. After pressing for a prosecution expert to evaluate Alissa, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-judiciary-republicans-fbi-waited-over-a-year-to-fully-investigate-jan-6-pipe-bombs\/\" title=\"House Judiciary Republicans: FBI Waited Over a Year to Fully Investigate Jan. 6 Pipe Bombs\">defense attorneys revealed<\/a> his diagnosis in court filings in February, providing the most information about his mental state thus far.<\/p>\n<p>His \u200blawyers also stated that he\u200d has \u2063a limited\u2062 ability to interact with others.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DENVER\u2014Prosecutors declared that the Colorado man accused of the 2021 Boulder supermarket massacre is mentally fit for trial. After a delay of over 1 \u00bd years, criminal proceedings may soon resume. State mental hospital experts confirmed his competency in a court filing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":2010759,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2010758","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2010758","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2010758"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2010758\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2010759"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2010758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2010758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2010758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}