The man accused of shooting and killing 10 people at a supermarket in Colorado was deemed “incompetent to stand trial currently,” according to District Attorney Michael Dougherty.  

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Evaluations of 22-year-old Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa began in October, CNN reported. “We appeared in open court earlier today to talk about, with the court, the recent competency evaluation that came back in the case of the King Soopers shooter. In the second court order of competency evaluation, the doctor who is a widely-respected expert found the shooter to be incompetent to stand trial,” Dougherty said. 

The shooting took place at the King Soopers store in Boulder, Colorado, on March 22. Ten people were killed and they were identified as 20-year-old Denny Stong, 23-year-old Neven Stanisic, 25-year-old Rikki Olds, 49-year-old Tralona Bartkowiak, 59-year-old Suzanne Fountain, 51-year-old Teri Leiker, 61-year-old Kevin Mahoney, 62-year-old Lynn Murray, 65-year-old Jody Waters and 51-year-old Boulder police officer Eric Talley. 

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Alissa was evaluated by a defense expert, two doctors from the state hospital and by a doctor selected by prosecutors, according to CNN. “All four of those doctors, over the past three months, have determined that he is incompetent to stand trial currently,” Dougherty said.  

Despite the ruling, Dougherty said a person’s competency is different from insanity. “Competency is different than insanity, or a mental health defect. So, we’re not talking about what he did on March 22nd. We’re talking about whether he is competent to stand trial right now,” he said.  

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Doctors determined Alissa deteriorated while at the Boulder County Jail. He is being sent to a state hospital for treatment and will return to court for a competency update on March 15, 2022.  

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