Boulder ‘shooter’ Ahmad Alissa’s family thought he was VICTIM of massacre before learning he was actually the ‘killer’
THE Boulder shooting suspect's family believed he was one of the victims of the horror attack until they were told “he carried out the killings,” The Sun can reveal.
Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa has been charged with 10 counts of murder by Colorado cops for allegedly rampaging through a grocery store with an AR-15-style rifle.
“She rushed over the family home to find out what had happened. My wife called me from there and said
“It was crazy, we were all distraught.
We can also reveal Alissa lived with his parents in the basement of their $800,000 seven-bed, six-bathroom home in Arvada, CO, and worked at his brother’s restaurant, The Sultan Grill, which has been closed since the attack.
His family are said to “have no idea” what led to Alissa allegedly carrying out the attack at the King Soopers grocery store .
Usame said: “I do not know what happened with this guy to make him do this. We just don’t know what made him go so crazy. I wish we knew.”
Describing how Alissa behaved when he and his wife visited, Usame said: “Every time I visited my wife’s family he would always sit away from everyone else, not saying anything to anyone.
"We should also ban assault weapons in the process," he added, calling on Congress to act in the wake of such horrific gun violence and describing Talley as a "the definition of an American hero."
FBI Special Agent Michael Schneider appealed to the public to come forward with any information they may have about the shooting, saying "no information is too small."
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"[This] includes identifying the subject's motives," he said. "It would be premature for us to draw any conclusions at this time."
Herold said that the suspect Alissa from Arvada suffered a "through and through" wound to his leg and officials confirmed that he was in hospital before being brought to jail.