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Ten people were killed in Boulder, Colorado, on Monday afternoon when a gunman opened fire at a King Soopers grocery store, where residents had gathered to shop and receive COVID-19 vaccines.
The victims were found in the store and in the parking lot. One person was in a car in the lot, according to the arrest warrant affidavit.
The gunman was hospitalized in stable condition and was transferred to the county jail.
The suspect is a 21-year-old man from a nearby Denver suburb who used an AR-15 type of assault rifle. He will be charged with 10 counts of first-degree murder.
The police in Arvada, Colo., said they had two encounters in 2018 with the suspect, identified as Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, of Arvada – one on a report of third-degree assault, a misdemeanor, and one of criminal mischief. It is not clear if he was convicted of a crime.
US President Joe Biden is considering executive actions to address gun violence in the country according to White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki.
Joe Biden gave brief remarks Tuesday on the mass shooting.
"Less than a week after the horrific murders of eight people and the assault on the AAPI community in Georgia, while the flag was still flying half staff for the tragedy, another American city has been scarred by gun violence and the resulting trauma," he said.
Biden also called on the Senate to "immediately pass" the two House-passed bills that he said close loopholes in the background check system. Biden also called for a ban on assault weapons.
"I don’t need to wait another minute, let alone an hour, to take common-sense steps to save lives in the future," he said.
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