The accused shooter at the Boulder supermarket, Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, is a “loner” who lives in his family’s basement and has never had a girlfriend, according to a relative.
Usame Almusa, Alissa’s brother-in-law, told Sun that the alleged sniper lived in the basement of his family’s home in Arvada, Colorado, and never had many friends.
“Every time I visited my wife’s family, he was always away from everyone, without saying anything to anyone,” said Almusa, who is married to Alissa’s sister, Aicha, to the outlet. “It was weird.”
“He was a loner, just sitting next to us, not with us,” he said. “He works with his family, his brothers, at their restaurant. There was never a girlfriend and not many friends.”
Alissa lived in the seven-bedroom, six-bathroom house and worked for the family-owned company The Sultan Grill – which has been closed since the shooting.
State and federal authorities broke into the house on Tuesday morning.
Police said Alissa even asked about her mother when he was arrested after the massacre.
“He has a reputation for being stupid, not smart,” Almusa said of his brother-in-law. “He was not a real Muslim. I don’t know what kind of Muslim he was. He didn’t go to the mosque I go to.”
Almusa, 30, who lives in Denver with his wife, said he received a call from the family on Monday after the shooting at a Boulder King Sooper grocery store that left 10 dead, including a Boulder police officer.
Alissa is charged with 10 counts of murder in the attack, with police still trying to determine the reason for the deadly attack.
“I don’t know what happened to this guy to make him do this,” said Alumsa. “We just don’t know what made him so crazy. I wish we did.”
According to police, Alissa arrived at the Boulder supermarket around 2:40 pm on Monday armed with a firearm and opened fire inside and outside the store.
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King Soopers’ family home shooting suspect Ahmad al Aliwi Alissa in Arvada, Colorado.
He allegedly killed 51-year-old Boulder policeman Eric Talley in a firefight and is accused of shooting nine others before being taken into custody.
He is due to appear in court for the first time on Thursday.
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