Colorado shooting suspect makes first court appearance

Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa will be held without bail, his lawyer asks for a mental health assessment.

Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, charged with gunning down 10 people at a supermarket in the US state of Colorado college town, has been ordered by a court to be held without bail. Alissa made his first court appearance on Thursday since the killings. His lawyer, Katherine Herold, asked for a mental health assessment “to address his mental illness”, without offering details on what that illness is. During the brief hearing, Alissa appeared in court wearing a mask. He did not speak anything, except “yes” in reply to a question from the judge, and did not enter a plea to the charges.