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Ahmad Alissa family background: Where is the Boulder shooting suspect from?
AHMAD Alissa was identified by cops as the suspected gunman who allegedly opened fire at a grocery store in Colorado, killing 10 people, including a Boulder police officer.
Suspect Ahmad Alissa has been charged with 10 counts of first-degree murder and one charge of attempted murder in the alleged attack on Monday, according to his arrest warrant.
Suspect Ahmad Alissa has been charged with 10 counts of first-degree murder and one charge of attempted murder[/caption]
Where is Ahmad Alissa from?
Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa is from Arvada, Colorado, just 20 miles south of Boulder.
Alissa was born in Syria in 1999, The New York Times reported citing court records.
According to a Facebook page, that appeared to be Ahmad’s, he was “born in Syria 1999” before he “came to the USA in 2002.”
School and work
His school, Arvada West High School, confirmed to The Sun that Alissa was a student from March 2015 until he graduated in May 2018.
He was on the wrestling team in his junior and senior years.
Alissa worked in the family’s Middle Eastern restaurant, the Sultan Grill.
What do we know about Ahmad Alissa’s family?
Ahmad Alissa lived with his family in an Arvada subdivision on West 65th Place in a home owned by his older brother Ali Aliwi Alissa.
According to the affidavit released by police, Alissa lives on the top floor of a large two-story house.
Ahmad Alissa is one of 11 siblings, and he has family remaining in Syria.
After the family moved to the US, they successfully opened and ran a number of Middle Eastern restaurants.
Who is Ahmad Alissa’s brother Aliwi Alissa?
Ahmad Alissa’s brother Ali Aliwi Alissa, 34, is a successful businessman who owns a neighborhood restaurant in Arvada, called the Sultan Grill.
He has spoken about his brother’s battle with mental illness.
What has Ali Aliwi Alissa said?
Ali Aliwi, the suspected shooter’s brother, described his sibling as “very anti-social” and paranoid.
Ali Aliwi, 34, told The Daily Beast that authorities searched his house all night after the shooting.
Ali described that in high school his brother would say he’s “being chased, someone is behind him, someone is looking for him”.
“When he was having lunch with my sister in a restaurant, he said, ‘People are in the parking lot, they are looking for me.’ She went out, and there was no one.”
“We didn’t know what was going on in his head,” Ali said, admitting that he believes his brother is mentally ill.
“[It was] not at all a political statement, it’s mental illness,” he said. “The guy used to get bullied a lot in high school, he was like an outgoing kid but after he went to high school and got bullied a lot, he started becoming anti-social.”
“The entire thing surprised me,” he added. “I never ever would have thought he would do such a thing. I never thought he would kill. I still can’t believe it. I am really sad for the lives that he wasted, and I feel sorry for all those families.”
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His first court appearance is scheduled for 8.15 am (10.15am ET) Thursday, according to Colorado Judicial Branch online records.
A search of the suspect’s suburban Denver home turned up other weapons, said a senior law enforcement source.
The weapon used in the alleged attack was an AR-15-style pistol modified with an arm brace, according to officials.
