Gunman who killed 10 at Colorado supermarket sentenced to life in prison

A man who killed 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in 2021 was sentenced Monday to life in prison for murder following the jury's rejection of his attempt to avoid prison time by pleading not guilty by reason of insanity.

Ahmad Alissa was convicted of 10 counts of first-degree murder, 38 counts of first-degree attempted murder, one count of assault in the first degree and six counts of possessing a large-capacity magazine.

Defense attorneys did not dispute that Alissa, who has schizophrenia, fatally shot 10 people including a police officer. But the defense argued he was insane at the time of the attack and couldn't tell right from wrong.

Judge Ingrid Bakke sentenced him to 10 consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole.

"This was not about mental illness. This was about brutal, intentional violence," District Attorney Michael Dougherty said.

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