Law enforcement identified the suspect in Monday’s mass shooting at King Soopers grocery story in Boulder, Colorado, as 21-year-old Ahmad Al Issa.
Nine customers died and one police officer—51-year-old Eric Talley, a father of seven, who was killed “charging into the line of fire.”
The suspect, from Arvada, Colorado, was shot in the leg by responding officers and taken to a hospital for treatment.
“We are going to make sure we do everything in our power to make sure this suspect has a thorough trial and we do a thorough investigation,” said Boulder Police Chief Maris Herold.
Al Issa has been charged with 10 counts of first-degree murder.
Boulder shooter identified by police as Ahmad Al-Issa, age 21. pic.twitter.com/TG6Q2Moy7S
— Amarnath Amarasingam (@AmarAmarasingam) March 23, 2021
Twitter users wondered how the media would "spin" the story after many jumped to conclusions on Monday about the suspect's identity.
How will they twist this? pic.twitter.com/YPcxzHFJsf
— Sebastian Gorka DrG (@SebGorka) March 23, 2021
This didn't age well. The shooter has been identified as 21-year-old Ahmad Al-Issa. pic.twitter.com/G1wNOtMfgF
— LivePDDave ???? ?? ?? (@LivePDDave1) March 23, 2021
a lot of white men named "Ahmad Al-Issa" https://t.co/JCWVuBdvDp
— Av Froman (@AvFroman) March 23, 2021
Colorado supermarket shooter identified as 21-year-old Ahmad Al-Issa. And watch the media pivot from this story in 3..2..1.
— toddstarnes (@toddstarnes) March 23, 2021
Update:
If this is true, then his religion has nothing to do with his motive. Great to hear. Unlike our media did with the Atlanta shooter, let's focus on what the evidence tells us. https://t.co/Ut2u1K6CdE
— Rod Dreher (@roddreher) March 23, 2021
Also an important point to keep in mind.
Sometimes mass shooters don't have a political motive, regardless of demographic identity. In 2014, 2 Muslim men perpetrated violent attacks in Canada within days of each other: instantly called "terrorism." Both suffered serious mental health struggles:https://t.co/QpDkCZA0is
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) March 23, 2021
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