Boulder supermarket ‘shooter’ Ahmad Alissa who ‘killed 10’ seen in court in jail jumpsuit after mental illness probed

THE suspected supermarket shooter who allegedly killed 10 people in Boulder was seen in court in a jail jumpsuit on Tuesday following an assessment for mental illness.
, 22, has been charged with 10 counts of first-degree murder after allegedly with an AR-15-style rifle.
He appeared in person before District Judge Thomas Francis Mulvahill at 8.15am local time on Thursday morning.
Alissa could be seen wearing an orange and white jumpsuit as the date of his trial was set for September 7 at 9am.
The status hearing was only the second court appearance for Alissa since the March 22 attack in Boulder.
At his initial court hearing days after the shooting, one of his lawyers, Kathryn Herold, said the defense legal team needed two or three months to evaluate his "mental illness" and evidence collected by investigators before proceeding.
She did not provide any details about his mental health at that time.
Alissa's second court appearance follows:
- The suspect's family in the shooting
- Ten people in Boulder, Colorado.
- Witnesses said a man in tactical body armor with a rifle during the rampage.
- wearing only his underwear and covered in blood was led away in handcuffs.
- Police revealed the name of the alleged gunman, , who has now been .
- Boulder officer , 51, was among those killed as he responded to reports of an active shooter.
- The names of the have been .
- It was revealed prior to the shooting.
- President called for tighter gun checks as it was reported the the massacre.
A law enforcement official briefed on the shooting previously said that the suspect’s family told investigators they believed Alissa was suffering from some type of mental illness, including delusions.
The official was not authorized to speak publicly and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.
Alissa is accused of killing nine shoppers and workers inside and outside the store as well as one of the first three police officers who entered the store.
Following the crimes, Alissa's charges were upped to 115 counts, according to a criminal complaint released by the district attorney on Monday afternoon.
Alongside the first-degree murder charges were 27 counts of attempted first-degree murder of civilians and 20 counts of attempting first-degree murder of law enforcement.
He is also accused of 10 counts of using a prohibited large capacity magazine during a crime and 47 counts of crime of violence.
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The counts of crime of violence could be a sentence enhancer, according to .
Investigators have not released a possible motive for the attack.
District Attorney Michael Dougherty has said there was no indication that Alissa, who was from the nearby suburb of Arvada, had ever visited the supermarket before.