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They now join thousands of other people who are survivors of events of mass casualty — each with their own unique story, sharing a common bond. Three more people were killed and nine were injured in during a mass shooting at a Planned Parenthood in Colorado Springs. The suspect is a man with a history of mental illness. The suspect has not been found competent to stand trial thus far, but the U. Eight others were injured. One of the suspects who was a juvenile at the time pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and other counts last February and was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole.

The shooting at the Boulder King Soopers, in which 10 people were killed , marks the third-deadliest mass shooting in Colorado. Denver7 did not include the Thornton Walmart shooting in November because it does not meet the qualifications for a mass shooting, but three innocent lives were still lost in our community that day.

News Denver7 Investigates. Actions Facebook Tweet Email. Colorado has a long history of gun violence, with seven mass shootings since Colorado has a long, painful history of gun violence. After the most recent shooting last week at a Boulder King Soopers, there have now been seven mass shootings in the state since By: Jennifer Kovaleski.

March 25, Helen H. DENVER, Oct 11 Reuters - Psychologists who evaluated a year-old man accused of fatally shooting 10 people at a Colorado grocery store in March have found him incompetent to stand trial, but prosecutors are seeking a second mental health evaluation, court records showed on Monday. Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa is charged with 10 counts of first-degree murder, and dozens of attempted murder and related charges stemming from the March 22 rampage at a King Soopers grocery store in Boulder, Colorado, about 28 miles northwest of Denver.

Prosecutors allege Alissa stormed the supermarket and opened fire with a Ruger AR semi-automatic pistol that he had legally purchased six days before the rampage. Police have not yet publicly identified a motive for the killings.

Related Coverage. The gunman arrived at the King Soopers store armed with an AR-style semi-automatic rifle and a handgun and wearing a tactical vest, according to the affidavit. The affidavit also said law enforcement databases show that six days earlier Alissa purchased a Ruger AR pistol, a weapon that resembles a semi-automatic rifle. Alissa, a naturalized U. The classmate said the attack was unprovoked, an account supported by interviews with several witnesses, according to an Arvada Police Department incident report.

Alissa was sentenced to probation and community service.