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Who Is Ahmad Alissa? 21-Year-Old Suspect in Boulder Shooting Is Stable After Sustaining Injury

BY BENJAMIN FEARNOW ON 3/23/21 AT 11:08 AM EDT

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Colorado authorities released the identity of the alleged Boulder supermarket shooter on Tuesday morning. Ahmad Alissa, 21, is accused of opening fire and killing 10 people during the Monday massacre.

Boulder Police named the Arvada, Colorado, resident as the injured suspect seen in video following the deadly mass shooting Monday at a King Soopers supermarket. The man allegedly opened fire on customers and killed a Boulder police officer, 51-year-old Eric Talley, during the shooting. The deceased victims range in age from 20 years old to 65 years old. A law enforcement press release identified his full name as Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa. A Facebook page appearing to be that of the suspect features posts with quotes from the Islamic Prophet Muhammad.

Speaking with the Daily Beast Tuesday, the suspect's brother said his sibling had for years claimed imaginary people were following him wherever he went. Described as "quiet" by numerous family members, Alissa was also characterized as deeply paranoid.

Alissa was shot during an exchange of gunfire with responding officers and was transported to a local hospital where he was put in stable condition. "The man who gunned them down will be held fully responsible," said Boulder District Attorney Michael Dougherty during a Tuesday press conference update on the shooting. When asked if the shooter had expressed a motive to police, he replied, "We don't have the answer for that yet.'