Colorado King Soopers shooter given maximum 10 life sentences plus 1,334 more years

The man who shot and killed 10 people in a Boulder, Colorado, grocery store in 2021 has been given 10 life sentences plus another 1,334 years in state prison on top of that. The sentencing by a Colorado judge came a few hours after a jury convicted Ahmad Alissa on all 55 charges he faced.

The trial for the gunman, who had pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, included 10 days of testimony. The prosecution didn't dispute that the defendant suffers from schizophrenia, but they argued that it didn't stop him from knowing right from wrong and planning the attack. The jury deliberated for approximately 6 hours over two days before coming to their verdict.